Synonyms for iniquitous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-nik-wi-tuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnɪk wɪ təs


Définition of iniquitous

Origin :
  • 1726, from iniquity + -ous. Related: Iniquitously.
  • adj unjust
Example sentences :
  • My blood be upon your own heads and upon this iniquitous and monstrous tribunal.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • I, despoiled by those knaves, the victim of an iniquitous sentence.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • I even made a bet about it, which shows how iniquitous gambling is.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • May the New-Orleans compounder be forgiven the iniquitous mixture!
  • Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable
  • And that iniquitous Yankee scoundrel who has slipped through my fingers.
  • Extract from : « Hunting the Skipper » by George Manville Fenn
  • He also infringed the iniquitous orders of the thirty tyrants of Athens.
  • Extract from : « Christianity and Greek Philosophy » by Benjamin Franklin Cocker
  • The Pope's face hardened when he read the iniquitous letter.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends » by Gertrude Landa
  • At least he had sent them on to a judgment from which they could not escape with iniquitous smiles.
  • Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
  • But Barry's iniquitous proposal to him weighed heavy on his conscience.
  • Extract from : « The Kellys and the O'Kellys » by Anthony Trollope
  • This iniquitous system has been denounced in the press for years.
  • Extract from : « Chicago, Satan's Sanctum » by L. O. Curon

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