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un·right·eous
/
ʌnˈraɪ
tʃəs
/
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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:
before 900;
Middle English
unrightwyse,
Old English
unrihtwīs.
See
un-
1
,
righteous
Related forms
un·right·eous·ly,
adverb
un·right·eous·ness,
noun
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unrighteous
(ʌnˈraɪtʃəs)
—
adj
1.
a. sinful; wicked
b. (
as collective noun;
preceded by
the
):
the unrighteous
2.
not fair or right; unjust
un'righteously
—
adv
un'righteousness
—
n
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