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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•iq•ui•tous (i nik′wi təs),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by injustice or wickedness;
wicked; sinful.
- iniquit(y) + -ous 1720–30
in•iq′ui•tous•ly, adv. in•iq′ui•tous•ness, n. flagitious, nefarious, perverse, evil, base, unjust, wrong. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•iq•ui•ty /ɪˈnɪkwɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [uncountable] great and harmful injustice or wickedness.
- [countable] a wicked act;
sin. in•iq•ui•tous, adj. See -equa-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•iq•ui•ty (i nik′wi tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - gross injustice or wickedness.
- a violation of right or duty;
wicked act; sin.
- Latin inīquitās unevenness, unfairness, equivalent. to inīqu(us) uneven, unfair (in- in-3 + -īquus, combining form of aequus even, equal) + -itās -ity
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.
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