iniquitous

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I'm sorry if I sound preachy or scolding, but reading about Reid's perfidy - and that's not too strong a word, nor is "iniquitous" - really set something set me off, today.

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  1. adjective Characterized by iniquity; wicked.

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  • It said the current system is "outdated, iniquitous, and detrimental to the health of many patients". —  Evening Standard - Home
  • The BMA believes that the current system is "outdated, iniquitous, and detrimental to the health of many patients". —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • I'm sorry if I sound preachy or scolding, but reading about Reid's perfidy - and that's not too strong a word, nor is "iniquitous" - really set something set me off, today. —  The Anchoress
  • Is it not absurd, iniquitous, and revolting, that the minister of a church in Yorkshire should be appointed by a lawyer in London, who never knew him, never saw him, never heard from a single one of the parishioners a recommendation of any kind? —  Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
  • The woman is so iniquitous, and so tremendous in her iniquities, that she rises to tragedy. —  Thackeray
 

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