| 单词 | iniquitous |
| 释义 | iniquitous (once / 5128 pages) adj Something that is iniquitous is extremely immoral or wicked, such as an iniquitous political regime that assassinates its enemies. Use the adjective iniquitous to describe something that is truly bad, morally wrong, extremely wicked, or completely unfair. It’s a strong word — don't use it lightly. If you go see a movie that’s boring and too long, for example, it’s just a bad movie. But a movie that encourages people to take violent action against a minority group? That's iniquitous because the movie's message is grossly immoral. WORD FAMILYiniquitous: iniquitously+/iniquity: iniquities, iniquitous USAGE EXAMPLESYes, there is the requisite zombie blob army commanded by iniquitous, all-powerful nihilists to deal with, but it all seems muddled and pro forma. Los Angeles Times(Aug 03, 2016) Poverty and hard work had inflicted iniquitous damage on both. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) But both had weak public institutions, teeny civil societies, shady and iniquitous economies, and meaningless laws. The New Yorker(Apr 30, 2016) adj characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin iniquitous deeds Syn sinful, ungodly wicked morally bad in principle or practice |
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