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unrighteous

unrighteous adjective: not righteous; wicked.

Adjective

unrighteous (comparative more unrighteous, superlative most unrighteous)

  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
    Antonyms:
    righteous

unrighteous meaning in Hindi and Tamil

unrighteous in Hindi

not righteous
अधर्मी adharmī, पापी pāpī

unrighteous in Tamil

நேர்மையற்ற

Antonyms of unrighteous

Forms of unrighteous

comparativemore unrighteous
superlativemost unrighteous
alternative form (obsolete)unrightwise

Origin of unrighteous

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

Words formed from unrighteous

Questions about unrighteous

What does unrighteous mean?
Unrighteous means not righteous; wicked.
What is unrighteous in Hindi?
Unrighteous in Hindi is अधर्मी (adharmī), पापी (pāpī). See Unrighteous meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is unrighteous?
Unrighteous is an adjective.

Words near unrighteous in the dictionary

  1. unrigged
  2. unrigging
  3. unright
  4. unrightable
  5. unrighted
  6. unrighteous
  7. unrighteously
  8. unrighteousness
  9. unrightful
  10. unrightfully
  11. unrightfulness

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