[ adj ] characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin <adj.all> iniquitous deedshe said it was sinful to wear lipstick ungodly acts
Iniquitous \In*iq"ui*tous\, a. [From {Iniquity}.] Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.
Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. --Burke.
Usage: {Iniquitous}, {Wicked}, {Nefarious}. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.
"It's an iniquitous practice," he asserts.
The chancellor and the secretary of state for social security should go the whole hog and end this iniquitous actuaries' tontine. The author, a former Treasury adviser, is an economist with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The first is in the labour market, where the whole iniquitous institution of the annual pay round is based on the assumption of permanent inflation.