unrighteous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not morally right or just; wicked or sinful

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

Common collocations

• unrighteous man Adjective + noun

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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