unrighteously

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word unrighteously. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word unrighteously, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say unrighteously in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word unrighteously you have here. The definition of the word unrighteously will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofunrighteously, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From unrighteous +‎ -ly.

Adverb

unrighteously (comparative more unrighteously, superlative most unrighteously)

  1. In an unrighteous manner.
    • 1836, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus:
      Set a happy and an influential example to your fellow slaveholders, by a righteous treatment of those, whom you unrighteously hold in bondage.
    • 1900, Josephine Elizabeth Butler, Native Races and the War:
      On the other hand, there are persons who have continually disapproved of the principle of compensation for a wrong given up, or the loss of an advantage unrighteously purchased.