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sinful

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnfl̩/

The English word “sinful” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having sinned; guilty of sin.
  2. Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
  3. decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent)

Etymology

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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