sinful

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnfəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪnfəl

sinful (comparative more sinful or sinfuller, superlative most sinful or sinfullest)

1. Having sinned; guilty of sin.

   Synonym: (humourous) sinny

   Antonyms: sinless, unsullied

2. Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.

   Synonyms: diabolical, unholy; see also Thesaurus:evil

   Antonyms: righteous, sinless

3. (colloquial) decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent)

   Synonyms: epicurean, sybaritic; see also Thesaurus:hedonistic

   • 2018 April 10, Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah‎^[1], New York City: Random House, →ISBN:

     I take a whiff of the most sincerely sinful cookies in the history of the world. It’s a recipe I saw in People magazine once at the dentist's office, and Dr. Segal would not approve of its ingredients (or maybe she would, in the interest of keeping her business afloat).

sinful

1. alternative form of synful

sinful

1. alternative form of synful