different between iniquitous vs guilty

English

Etymology

iniquity +? -ous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?kw?t?s/

Adjective

iniquitous (comparative more iniquitous, superlative most iniquitous)

1. wicked or sinful
2. morally objectionable

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (wicked): flagitious, nefarious
• (morally objectionable): perverse

Antonyms

• righteous

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gylti? (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???l.ti/
• Rhymes: -?lti

Adjective

guilty (comparative guiltier, superlative guiltiest)

1. Responsible for a dishonest act.

2. (law) Judged to have committed a crime.

3. Having a sense of guilt.
4. Blameworthy.

   • At twilight in the summer […] the mice come out. They […] eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.

Synonyms

• culpable
• shildy (dialectal)

Antonyms

• not guilty
• innocent

Related terms

• guilty as sin

Translations

Noun

guilty (plural guilties)

1. (law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
2. (law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
3. One who is declared guilty of a crime.