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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Iniquitous \In*iq"ui*tous\, adjective [From {Iniquity}.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.
Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. --Burke.
Syn: Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.
Usage: {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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
iniquitous
adjective: 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: {sinful}, {ungodly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "iniquitous": abominable, arrant, atrocious, bad, baleful, base, bitchy, black, blamable, blameworthy, criminal, cussed, damnable, dark, disgraceful, evil, evildoing, execrable, felonious, flagitious, flagrant, foul, harmful, hateful, heinous, illegal, immoral, improper, inequitable, infamous, invidious, knavish, low, malefactory, malefic, maleficent, malfeasant, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, monstrous, nasty, naughty, nefarious, noxious, ornery, peccant, rank, reprehensible, reprobate, scandalous, shameful, sinful, unbalanced, undeserved, undue, unequal, unequitable, uneven, unforgivable, unjust, unlawful, unmeet, unmerited, unpardonable, unrightful, unspeakable, unworthy, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongful
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