Dictionary entry

Unrighteous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Un‐right″eous (?), a. [OE. unrightwise, AS. unrihtwīs. See Un- not, and Righteous.]

1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence.

— Un‐right″eous‐ly, adv. — Un‐right″eous‐ness, n.