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un·right·eous

 (ŭn-rī′chəs)

adj.

1. Not righteous; wicked.

2. Not right or fair; unjust.


un·right′eous·ly adv.

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unrighteous

(ʌnˈraɪtʃəs)

adj

1. (Theology)

a. sinful; wicked

b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the unrighteous.

2. not fair or right; unjust

unˈrighteously adv

unˈrighteousness n

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un•right•eous

(ʌnˈraɪ tʃəs)

adj.

1. not righteous; sinful; evil.

2. unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law.

[before 900]

un•right′eous•ly, adv.

un•right′eous•ness, n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.1.unrighteous - not righteousunrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"

evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

unjust - violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation"

immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

wicked - morally bad in principle or practice

unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"

righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16

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