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INIQUITOUSLY
iniquitously
(adverb) in an iniquitous manner; “they really believed that the treaty of Versailles was iniquitously injust”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
iniquitously (comparative more iniquitously, superlative most iniquitously)
In an iniquitous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*iq"ui*tous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.
INIQUITOUS
In*iq"ui*tous, a. Etym: [From Iniquity.]
Definition: Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding. Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service. Burke.
Syn.
– Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.
– Iniquitous, Wicked, Nefarious. Wicked is the generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NECESSITATE
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
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