iniquous

English

Etymology

From Latin inīquus, from in- (“not”) + aequus. See equal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnɪkwəs/

Adjective

iniquous (comparative more iniquous, superlative most iniquous)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of iniquitous
   • c. 1670s (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the section)”, in John Jeffery, editor, Christian Morals, […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] [A]t the University-Press, for Cornelius Crownfield printer to the University; and are to be sold by Mr. Knapton […]; and Mr. [John] Morphew […], published 1716, →OCLC:

     Be not Stoically mistaken in the equality of sins, nor commutatively iniquous in the valuation of transgressions

References

• “iniquous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.