Meanings
adjectiveunrighteous (comparative more unrighteous, superlative most unrighteous)
comparative more unrighteous · superlative most unrighteous · alternative obsolete unrightwise
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot righteous; wicked.
Opposite
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Origin
- Old Englishunrihtwīs
- Middle Englishunrightwis
- Englishunrighteous
From Middle English unrightwis, from Old English unrihtwīs; equivalent to un- + righteous.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian нечестив, грешен
- нечестив (nečestiv)not righteous
- грешен (grešen)not righteous
Hindi अधर्मी, पापी
- अधर्मी (adharmī)not righteous
- पापी (pāpī)not righteous
Irish ainfhíréanta, eisionraic
- ainfhíréantanot righteous
- eisionraicnot righteous
- neamhfhíréantanot righteous
Romanian injust, nedrept
- injustnot righteous
- nedreptnot righteous
- necinstitnot righteous
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APA
unrighteous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrighteous
MLA
“unrighteous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrighteous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrighteous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrighteous.
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