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un⋅right⋅eous

  [uhn-rahy-chuhs]
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–adjective
1. not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
2. not in accordance with right or justice; unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME unrightwyse, OE unrihtwīs. See un- 1 , righteous

Related forms:
un⋅right⋅eous⋅ly, adverb
un⋅right⋅eous⋅ness, noun
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un·right·eous   (ŭn-rī'chəs)   
adj.  

  1. Not righteous; wicked.

  2. Not right or fair; unjust.

un·right'eous·ly adv., un·right'eous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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