US /ʌnˈɹaɪtʃəs/ UK /ʌnˈraɪtʃəs/
adj Freq #68302

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not morally right or just; wicked or sinful

    The judge refused to enforce what she considered an unrighteous law.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not morally right or just;... wickedsinfulunjustimmoral
Opposites
Word family
Forms unrighteousness
Derived forms unrighteouslyunrighteousness

Etymology

From Middle English unrightwis and Old English unrihtwis, formed with un- ("not") + righteous. The word has long been prominent in moral and religious language.

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