Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sinful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sinful \Sin"ful\, a. [AAS. synfull.]
Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal;
unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts. --Piers Plowman.
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. --Isa.
i. 4.
-- {Sin"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sin"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sinful
adj 1: characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to
be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful
to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts" [syn: {iniquitous},
{ungodly}]
2: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {unholy},
{wicked}]
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