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UK
/ɪnˈɪkwɪtəs/
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ADJECTIVE
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characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
he said it was sinful to wear lipstick
iniquitous deeds
ungodly acts
How To Use iniquitous In A Sentence
- He called his iniquitous vices, follies his licentiousness, love of pleasure his unprincipled expenditure and extravagance, a want of the knowledge of what money was: and his worst sin of all, because the one least likely to be abandoned, his positive, unyielding damning selfishness, he called ‘fashion’ the fashion of the young men of the day. The Kellys and the O'Kellys
- The very idea that he would leak stories to her is preposterous, outrageous, possibly blasphemous and undoubtedly iniquitous.
- I'm sorry if I sound preachy or scolding, but reading about Reid's perfidy - and that's not too strong a word, nor is "iniquitous" - really set something set me off, today. The Anchoress
- It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medicine.
- The very idea that he would leak stories to her is preposterous, outrageous, possibly blasphemous and undoubtedly iniquitous.
- The third argument, of course, is that barring steroids is all about fairness; that it's iniquitous when some players are on the juice and others aren't.
- He called his iniquitous vices, follies -- his licentiousness, love of pleasure -- his unprincipled expenditure and extravagance, a want of the knowledge of what money was: and his worst sin of all, because the one least likely to be abandoned, his positive, unyielding damning selfishness, he called "fashion" -- the fashion of the young men of the day. The Kellys and the O'Kellys
- Thus among our horned cattle, the Jerseys have been brought to a point where, from the iniquitous inbreeding, which is against what may be called the morality of nature, they are fearfully subjected to tuberculosis. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization
- While students in Iran clamor for an American-style life, many in the West oppose globalization as the symbol of iniquitous free market capitalism.
- The new dispensation distributed patronage through hierarchical relationships and emphasized iniquitous patron-client alliances over horizontal affinity based on shared heritage and culture.