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iniquous

/ɪˈnɪkwəs/

iniquous adjective: synonym of iniquitous.

Adjective

iniquous (comparative more iniquous, superlative most iniquous)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of iniquitous.
    • Be not Stoically mistaken in the equality of sins, nor commutatively iniquous in the valuation of transgressionsc. 1670s (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the section)”, in John Jeffery, editor, Christian Morals, […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] [A]t the University-Press...
    Synonyms:
    iniquitous

Synonyms of iniquous

Forms of iniquous

comparativemore iniquous
superlativemost iniquous

Origin of iniquous

From Latin inīquus, from in- (“not”) + aequus. See equal.

Questions about iniquous

What does iniquous mean?
Iniquous means synonym of iniquitous.
What part of speech is iniquous?
Iniquous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce iniquous?
Iniquous is pronounced /ɪˈnɪkwəs/.

Words near iniquous in the dictionary

  1. iniquities
  2. iniquitous
  3. iniquitously
  4. iniquitousness
  5. iniquity
  6. iniquous
  7. inirradiated
  8. inirritability
  9. inirritable
  10. inirritative
  11. Inishmeane

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