sinful

English

Etymology

From Middle English sinful, synful, senful, sunful, from Old English synful (“sinful, guilty, wicked, corrupt”), equivalent to sin +‎ -ful. Cognate with Dutch zondevol (“sinful”), German sündevoll (“sinful”), Danish syndefuld (“sinful”), Swedish syndfull (“sinful”), Icelandic syndfullur (“sinful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnfəl/
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Adjective

sinful (comparative more sinful, superlative most sinful)

  1. constituting a sin; being morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil
    Antonym: sinless

Derived terms

Translations
evil — see evil
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