Added 10 October 2026
sinful
/ˈsɪnfl̩/ adjective
In Latin: nefastus, sacrilegus, peccātus Wiktionary
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- Having sinned; guilty of sin.
- Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
- decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent)
Origin
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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