unrighteous

adj

unrighteous

adj

Etymology From Middle English unrightwis, from Old English unrihtwīs; equivalent to un- + righteous.

1

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:
Derived terms
unrighteously, unrighteousness

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