iniquitous

Adjective

iniquitous (comparative more iniquitous, superlative most iniquitous)

1. Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.
   • "It certainly is a most iniquitous affair," said Mr. Bennet, "and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn. But if you will listen to his letter, you may perhaps be a little softened by his manner of expressing himself."1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XIII, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 138–139
   • Are you aware, sir, that we have gone to enormous expense to resist this iniquitous attempt of yours?1855 January 5, Anthony Trollope, “Mr. Bold’s Visit to Plumstead”, in The Warden, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 193

   Synonyms:

   nefarious, perverse, abandoned, arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful

   Antonyms:

   righteous, acceptable, agreeable, all right, amazing, as fine as Dick's hatband, awesome, beatific, bene, blissful

2. Grossly unfair or unjust.
   • It is a Maxim among theſe Men, That vvhatever has been done before may legally be done again: And therefore they take ſpecial Care to record all the Deciſions formerly made, even thoſe vvhich have through Ignorance or Corruption contradicted the Rules of common Juſtice, and the general Reaſon of...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author at His Master’s Command Informs Him of the State of England. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume...
   • [Judicial independence] operates as a check upon the legiſlative body in paſſing them [unjust and partial laws]; vvho, perceiving that obſtacles to the ſucceſs of an iniquitous intention are to be expected from the ſcruples of the courts, are in a manner compelled by the very motives of the...1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number LXXVIII. A View of the Constitution of the Judicial Department, in Relation to the Tenure of Good Behaviour.”, in The Federalist: A Collection...

   Antonyms:

   equitable