Words / C2

i-NIKW-uh-tee/ɪˈnɪkwəti/

Iniquity is gross wickedness, or a grossly unjust act (formal / literary): the iniquity of the scheme, an iniquity in the books. Crime (already in the dictionary) is everyday illegality; vice (already in the dictionary) is immoral or criminal behaviour, and immoral (already in the dictionary) is the adjective of wrong. Decadence (already in the dictionary) is luxurious moral decline, a cousin of decay not of a named breach. A logo row is not a finding.

Meaning

Gross wickedness, or a grossly unjust act (formal / literary).

Examples

• “Do not file iniquity in procurement as a branding disagreement.”
• “Crime is everyday illegality (already in A2). Vice is immoral or criminal behaviour (already in B2). Immoral is morally wrong (already in C1). Decadence is luxurious moral decline (already in C2). A dated finding can still be plain. A slogan that never names the breach is decoration. Write the clause; leave the organ swell.”

Good to know

Gross wickedness; a grave wrong. Everyday: crime (already in this dictionary). Close: vice (already in B2); immoral (already in C1). Contrast: decadence (decline — already in C2). A logo ≠ a breach.

Near in meaning

wickedness, wrong, injustice, vice

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