|ən+ adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -eous ) of earlier unrightwise, unrightuous, from Middle English unrightwise, unrihtwise, from Old English unrihtwīs, from un- (I) + rihtwīs righteous
1. : not righteous : evil , sinful , wicked
an unrighteous man
an unrighteous act
2. : unjust , inequitable , unmerited
an unrighteous sentence
• un·righteously “+ adverb
• un·righteousness “+ noun