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Webster 1913 Edition
Iniquitous
In-iq′ui-tous
,Adj.
[From
Iniquity
.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked;
as, an
iniquitous
bargain; an iniquitous
proceeding.
Syn. – Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.
–
Iniquitous
, Wicked
, Nefarious
. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed. Webster 1828 Edition
Iniquitous
INIQ'UITOUS
,Adj.