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sinful

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪnfl̩/
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/ˈsɪnfl̩/ · [ˈsɪnfl̩]

Definition of sinful

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having sinned; guilty of sin.
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adj

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

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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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