unrighteous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English unrightwis, from Old English unrihtwīs; equivalent to un- + righteous.
Meanings
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Not righteous; wicked.
It is well for our weak and wicked race that our unrighteous wishes lack the temptation of power.
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 283:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unrighteous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| unrightwise | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most unrighteous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unrighteously · unrighteousness
Translations (11)
pdt onjerajcht (not righteous) · hi अधर्मी (not righteous) · bg нечестив (not righteous) · hi पापी (not righteous) · ga neamhfhíréanta (not righteous) · ro nedrept (not righteous) · bg грешен (not righteous) · ro necinstit (not righteous) · ga ainfhíréanta (not righteous) · ro injust (not righteous) · ga eisionraic (not righteous)