iniquous

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/ɪˈnɪkwəs/

adjective

Synonym of iniquitous.

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iniquitous
OriginLatin inīquus →
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Meanings

adjectiveiniquous (comparative more iniquous, superlative most iniquous)

comparative more iniquous · superlative most iniquous

  1. obsoleteSynonym of iniquitous.

    Be not Stoically mistaken in the equality of sins, nor commutatively iniquous in the valuation of transgressions

    c. 1670s (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the section)”, in John Jeffery, editor, Christian Morals, […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] [A]t the University-Press, for Cornelius Crownfield printer to the University; and are to be sold by Mr. Knapton […]; and Mr. [John] Morphew […], published 1716, →OCLC

    Synonyms: iniquitous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of iniquitous.

Similar
iniquitous
Also see
decadentevilimmoralunethical

Origin

  1. Latininīquus
  2. Englishiniquous

From Latin inīquus, from in- (“not”) + aequus. See equal.

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iniquous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iniquous

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Chicago

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