| 释义 |
un·righteous
\|ən+\ adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -eous) of earlier unrightwise, unrightuous, from Middle English unrightwise, unrihtwise, from Old English unrihtwīs, from un- (I) + rihtwīs righteous
1. : not righteous : evil, sinful, wicked
< an unrighteous man >
< an unrighteous act >
2. : unjust, inequitable, unmerited
< an unrighteous sentence >
• un·righteously \“+\ adverb
• un·righteousness \“+\ noun |