iniquitous

iniquitous
I adjective accursed, atrocious, bad, base, black, corrupt, criminal, culpable, depraved, dishonest, disreputable, dissolute, evil, facinorous, felonious, flagitious, foul, gross, heinous, immoral, improbus, improper, incorrigible, inequitable, infamous, iniquus, iniustus, irreclaimable, knavish, lawless, malevolent, miscreant, naughty, nefarious, objectionable, peccant, pernicious, profligate, recreant, reprehensible, reprobate, scandalous, scurvy, shameful, sinful, sinning, unfair, unjust, unjustifiable, unprincipled, unrighteous, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong foreign phrases:
- Nuilum iniquum est praesumendum in jure. — Nothing iniquitous is to be presumed in law
II index bad (offensive), blameful, blameworthy, delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), depraved, diabolic, disgraceful, dishonest, disreputable, dissolute, fraudulent, heinous, illicit, immoral, impermissible, malevolent, malignant, nefarious, outrageous, peccable, peccant (culpable), profligate (corrupt), reprehensible, reprobate, scandalous, unfair, unjust, unscrupulous, vicious, wrongful

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  • Iniquitous — In*iq ui*tous, a. [From {Iniquity}.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding. [1913 Webster] Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. Burke. Syn: Wicked; wrong; unjust;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • iniquitous — 1726, from INIQUITY (Cf. iniquity) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Iniquitously …   Etymology dictionary

  • iniquitous — nefarious, flagitious, *vicious, villainous, infamous, corrupt, degenerate Analogous words: wicked, evil, ill, *bad: atrocious, heinous, *outrageous, monstrous: ungodly, godless, irreligious Antonyms: righteous Contrasted words: virtuous, *moral …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • iniquitous — [i nik′wi təs] adj. showing iniquity; wicked; unjust iniquitously adv. iniquitousness n …   English World dictionary

  • Iniquitous — Infobox Album | Name = Iniquitous Type = Album Artist = Rottrevore Released = 1993 Recorded = 1993 at Audiomation Studios, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Genre = Death metal Length = 38:03 Label = Drowned Productions Producer = Joe West Last album =… …   Wikipedia

  • iniquitous — [[t]ɪnɪ̱kwɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something as iniquitous, you mean that it is very unfair or morally bad. [FORMAL] ...an iniquitous fine. Syn: wicked …   English dictionary

  • iniquitous — in|iq|ui|tous [ıˈnıkwıtəs] adj formal very unfair and morally wrong ▪ an iniquitous system of taxation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • iniquitous — adjective formal very unfair and morally wrong: an iniquitous system of taxes that victimizes the poor iniquitously adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • iniquitous — iniquity ► NOUN (pl. iniquities) ▪ injustice or immoral behaviour. DERIVATIVES iniquitous adjective iniquitously adverb iniquitousness noun. ORIGIN Latin iniquitas, from iniquus not equal or just …   English terms dictionary

  • iniquitous — adjective characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin iniquitous deeds he said it was sinful to wear lipstick ungodly acts • Syn: ↑sinful, ↑ungodly • Similar to: ↑wicked …   Useful english dictionary

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