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unrighteous

[ uhn-rahy-chuhs ]

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.



unrighteous

/ ʌˈɪʃə /

adjective

    1. sinful; wicked
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the unrighteous

  1. not fair or right; unjust
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈٱdzܲ, adverb
  • ܲˈٱdzܲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թs From

  • ܲ·Ĵdzܲ· adverb
  • ܲ·Ĵdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unrighteous1

before 900; Middle English unrightwyse, Old English ܲ԰ٷī. See un- 1, righteous
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Example Sentences

“And for someone to come in and try to rob us of our livelihood and take it from us, for their own profit, it’s unrighteous. I mean, it’s just criminal.”

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After the incident, Mr Melikov said that "all Dagestanis empathise with the suffering of victims by the actions of unrighteous people" but described the events at the airport as "outrageous".

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To curators and historians, the evolving meaning of our objects is far more fascinating than whom they label as unrighteous.

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Many people, after all, think that the righteous should prosper and the unrighteous not.

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“But we need to pay more attention to these unrighteous things.”

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