sinny
/ˈsɪni/
sinny adjective: characterised by or characteristic of sin; sinful; guilty of sin; wicked.
Adjective
sinny (comparative sinnier or more sinny, superlative sinniest or most sinny)
- Characterised by or characteristic of sin; sinful; guilty of sin; wicked.
- [...] kick against Olive Oil Trust, they almost went to jail for their crimes, so they hurry around to Judge Landis face and was comforted to know that taking rebates from Harriman was sinnier than taking silverware from a Soldiers' Home.1909, Wallace Irwin, Letters of a Japanese schoolboy ("Hashimura Togo")
- "That was a sinny-sin-sin! [...]1974, Gerald G. Griffin, The silent misery: why marriages fail
Examples of sinny in a sentence
- So, should I return to that childhood state When my life was not very sinny?2007, D. B. Clark, The Curse of Humorous Verse:
- I love his collar and his hair – a lion and his mane, did I dare tell – sinny, sinny, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin,” (this was a peppy song in my head).2011, Ann Palmer, Ann of 1,000 Lives: Author Ann Palmer Relives Her Own Past Lives:
Forms of sinny
| comparative | sinnier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sinny |
| superlative | sinniest |
| superlative | most sinny |
Origin of sinny
From sin + -y; or perhaps continuing Middle English synny, from Old English synniġ (“guilty, punishable, criminal; sinful”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnīg, *sundīg (“sinful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sändich (“sinful”), West Frisian sûndich (“sinful”), Dutch zondig (“sinful”), German Low German sündig, sünnig (“sinful”), German sündig (“sinful”), Swedish syndig (“sinful”), Faroese syndigur (“sinful”), Icelandic syndugur (“sinful”).
Words that rhyme with sinny
Questions about sinny
- What does sinny mean?
- Sinny means characterised by or characteristic of sin; sinful; guilty of sin; wicked.
- How do you use sinny in a sentence?
- So, should I return to that childhood state When my life was not very sinny?
- What part of speech is sinny?
- Sinny is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sinny?
- Sinny is pronounced /ˈsɪni/.
Words near sinny in the dictionary
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