unrighteous

[ uhn-rahy-chuh s ]

/ ʌnˈraɪ tʃəs /

not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.

not in accordance with right or justice; unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law.

Origin of unrighteous

before 900; Middle English unrightwyse, Old English unrihtwīs. See un-¹, righteous

un·right·eous·ly, adverb un·right·eous·ness, noun

unrewarded, unrewarding, unriddle, unrifled, unrig, unrighteous, unrip, unripe, unrivaled, unrivalled, unrobe

It is better to die in righteousness than to live in unrighteousness.

The Essence of Buddhism |Various
Shall I then at once surrender myself to the merciless tyrants, and thereby free the world from an instrument of unrighteousness?

The Mysteries of All Nations |James Grant
There is no reasoning which can so plainly demonstrate the unrighteousness of those who employ it as does this.

What Shall We Do? |Leo Tolstoy
Unrighteousness, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of this.

The Five Great Philosophies of Life |William de Witt Hyde

Ah, righteous wert thou, Simon Dale, so soon as unrighteousness hurt thee!

Simon Dale |Anthony Hope

unrighteous

/ (ʌnˈraɪtʃəs) /

not fair or right; unjust

unrighteously, adverb unrighteousness, noun