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iniquitous

[ih-nik-wi-tuhs] / ɪˈnɪk wɪ təs /
ADJECTIVE
unjust
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He labelled the sanctions "cynical and iniquitous" and said they were intended to "humiliate" Niger's security forces and make the country "ungovernable".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2023

The food court was a part of this iniquitous setup.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2022

Damond’s father, John Ruszcyzk, and her fiance, Don Damond, issued a joint statement saying the decision to charge Noor was “one step toward justice for this iniquitous act.”

From Washington Times Mar. 21, 2018

In O’Neill’s disturbing, elegant novel, his first since “Netherland,” a lost and tormented New York lawyer recognizes more darkness within himself than in the iniquitous place he works, Dubai.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2014

Poverty and hard work had inflicted iniquitous damage on both.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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