Iniquitous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iniquitous \In*iq"ui*tous\, a. [From {Iniquity}.]
     Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous
     bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service.


                                                    --Burke.
  
     Syn: Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.
  
     Usage: {Iniquitous}, {Wicked}, {Nefarious}. Wicked is the
            generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a
            violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or
            circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a
            breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more
            directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  iniquitous
       adj : characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to
             be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to
             wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {sinful}, {ungodly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "iniquitous":
     abominable, arrant, atrocious, bad, baleful, base, bitchy, black,
     blamable, blameworthy, criminal, cussed, damnable, dark,
     disgraceful, evil, evildoing, execrable, felonious, flagitious,
     flagrant, foul, harmful, hateful, heinous, illegal, immoral,
     improper, inequitable, infamous, invidious, knavish, low,
     malefactory, malefic, maleficent, malfeasant, malicious, malign,
     malignant, mean, monstrous, nasty, naughty, nefarious, noxious,
     ornery, peccant, rank, reprehensible, reprobate, scandalous,
     shameful, sinful, unbalanced, undeserved, undue, unequal,
     unequitable, uneven, unforgivable, unjust, unlawful, unmeet,
     unmerited, unpardonable, unrightful, unspeakable, unworthy,
     vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongful