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unrighteous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
un-righ-teous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not righteous; wicked.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English unrightwis, from Old English unrihtwīs; equivalent to un- + righteous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: un
  • Root: *h₃reǵ-, unrightwis, unrihtwīs

Inflected Forms

more unrighteous (comparative) most unrighteous (superlative) unrightwise (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

unrighteously unrighteousness

Antonyms

righteous

Questions

What does unrighteous mean?
Not righteous; wicked.
Where does unrighteous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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