having committed or tending to commit sin: a sinful person characterized by or being a sin: a sinful act
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sin•ful /ˈsɪnfəl/USA pronunciation
adj. very bad;
seriously wrong;
shameful:a sinful waste of paper.
sin•ful•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- showing, guilty of, or full of sin:a sinful life.
seriously wrong;
shameful:a sinful waste of paper.
sin•ful
(sin′fəl),USA pronunciation adj.
sin′ful•ly, adv.
sin′ful•ness, n.
- characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin;
wicked:a sinful life.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English synfull. See sin1, -ful
sin′ful•ness, n.
- iniquitous, depraved, evil, immoral, corrupt.
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'sinful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Babylonian
- Mary Magdalene
- Sodom
- backslide
- bad
- black
- breach
- depraved
- evil
- execration
- godless
- iniquitous
- look
- nefarious
- offend
- perverse
- piacular
- reprobate
- scarlet
- scarlet woman
- sin
- stumble
- total depravity
- unclean
- ungodly
- unhallowed
- unholy
- unregenerate
- unrighteous
- vicious
- wicked
- wrong