sinful

Meaning

  1. Having sinned; guilty of sin.
  2. Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil
  3. (colloquial) decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪnfəl/
Etymology

In summary

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

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