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English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sinful (comparative more sinful, superlative most sinful)
- Having sinned; guilty of sin.
- Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil
- Antonym: sinless
- (colloquial) decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent)
2018 April 10, Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah, New York City: Random House, →ISBN:I take a whiff of the most sincerely sinful cookies in the history of the world. It’s a recipe I saw in People magazine once at the dentist's office, and Dr. Segal would not approve of its ingredients (or maybe she would, in the interest of keeping her business afloat).
Derived terms
Translations
Middle English
Adjective
sinful
- Alternative form of synful
Noun
sinful
- Alternative form of synful