sinful
English
Etymology
From Middle English sinful, synful, senful, sunful, from Old English synful (“sinful, guilty, wicked, corrupt”), equivalent to sin + -ful. Cognate with Dutch zondevol (“sinful”), German sündevoll (“sinful”), Danish syndefuld (“sinful”), Swedish syndfull (“sinful”), Icelandic syndfullur (“sinful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnfəl/
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Adjective
Derived terms
Translations
constituting sin
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evil — see evil
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