sinful

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.