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iniquitous

/ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/

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What does iniquitous mean?

adjective

  1. Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.
  2. Grossly unfair or unjust.

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It can well be understood that the passage and enforcement of such iniquitous measures caused alarm and indignation throughout the country.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as you can.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
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The two strains united with each other to execute all kinds of iniquitous deeds.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
The great mountains of Placer County had been merely indifferent to man; but this awful sink of alkali was openly and unreservedly iniquitous and malignant.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
For men brook ill not only what is unjust or iniquitous, but also what is reckoned disgraceful, or that a man should slight the received customs of their society.
Benedictus de SpinozaEthics — Part 4Translated by R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) ElwesProject Gutenberg ebook #971