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PRONUNCIATION OF UNRIGHTFUL

unrightful  [ʌnˈraɪtfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNRIGHTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unrightful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNRIGHTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unrightful in the English dictionary

The definition of unrightful in the dictionary is wrongful, unjust.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNRIGHTFUL


affrightful
əˈfraɪtfʊl
basketful
ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl
delightful
dɪˈlaɪtfʊl
despiteful
dɪˈspaɪtfʊl
fateful
ˈfeɪtfʊl
foresightful
ˈfɔːˌsaɪtfʊl
frightful
ˈfraɪtfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
hateful
ˈheɪtfʊl
insightful
ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl
lightful
ˈlaɪtfʊl
plateful
ˈpleɪtfʊl
plightful
ˈplaɪtfʊl
requiteful
rɪˈkwaɪtfʊl
rightful
ˈraɪtfʊl
spiteful
ˈspaɪtfʊl
sprightful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
spriteful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
undelightful
ˌʌndɪˈlaɪtfʊl
ungrateful
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNRIGHTFUL

unriddler
unrideable
unrifled
unrig
unrigged
unrigging
unright
unrighteous
unrighteously
unrighteousness
unrightfully
unrightfulness
unringed
unrinsed
unrip
unripe
unripely
unripened
unripeness
unripped

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNRIGHTFUL

artful
deceitful
disrespectful
doubtful
eventful
fistful
forethoughtful
forgetful
fruitful
hurtful
impactful
lustful
poutful
respectful
restful
thoughtful
uneventful
unfruitful
unthoughtful
wistful

Synonyms and antonyms of unrightful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unrightful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNRIGHTFUL

Find out the translation of unrightful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unrightful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unrightful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unrightful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unrightful
570 millions of speakers

English

unrightful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unrightful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unrightful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unrightful
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unrightful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনধিকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unrightful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unrecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不正な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unrightful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unrightful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unrightful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unrightful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unrightful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unrightful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unrightful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unrightful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unrightful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unrightful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onrechtmatig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unrightful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uberettigede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unrightful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNRIGHTFUL»

The term «unrightful» is used very little and occupies the 179.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNRIGHTFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unrightful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNRIGHTFUL»

Discover the use of unrightful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unrightful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mabinogi: A Book of Essays
Manawydan is Mandubracios, Koch suggests, as he is remembered by native British tradition for a millennium or more, and the traditional form of the story of Manawydan is best understood "as a prolonged exemplary tale of Unrightful ...
Charles William Sullivan, 1996
2
In preparation for the press. Expositions of obscure ...
Desecrating (“burning”) ordaining functions, (“lips”) and an ecclesiastical authority (“heart”) of unrightful authority (“wicked”) are like a pid'isherd covered with silver dross. 28 v. An ordaining function (“tongue”) of imposture (“lying”) hateth those ...
William Wilmot HALL, 1847
3
A complete concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Vol. 13
unright[l] Tr V 661 And that the sonne went his cours unright unrightful adj. [ < MED>; <OED> s.v. unrightful a.] immoral; illegitimate [See rightful adj., unrightfillli adv.] 3: unrightful[l], unryghtful[2] Bo I p 3. 27 the same Plato lyvynge, his mayster  ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
4
Selected Writings on Ethics and Politics
It requires much thought and a consideration of all circumstances before one can declare in good conscience that a given a law deserves to be censored as unrightful. We are well advised in case of doubt to judge too leniently rather than too ...
Bernard Bolzano, 2007
5
Middle English Dictionary
unrightful 294 unrighti hym to ydell & vnry3tefull thou3tys. c!450 Spec.Chr.(2) 194 /20: God makez in this castyngedoun of the proude, meke; of the enuyose and ireful, charitable; of vnryghteful and couetose, ryghtful and large. ?a!475(a!396) ...
Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 1952
6
'Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women
Instead, the vast majority of cases are defended on the basis of Article 98, which provides as follows: Whosoever commits a crime in a state of extreme rage resulting from an unrightful [ghayr muhiqq] and dangerous act on the part of the victim ...
Sara Hossain, Lynn Welchman, 2005
7
The Age of Rand: Imagining an Objectivist Future World
Unrightful” is not quite the same thing as “immoral.” An action may be immoral, and yet not unrightful, that is, not a crime requiring arrest, trial and incarceration. It is immoral—a crime against yourself, you might say—to screw up your brain with  ...
Frederick Cookinham, 2005
8
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: compared with the former ...
Wil of comodite, in as moche as unrightful it is maked, by willing of yvel lustes, willing of godenesle may he not wilne, for wil of instrument to affeccion of wil is thralled, sithen that other thing may not it wilne, for wil of instrument to affeccion ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, John Urry, Timothy Thomas, 1721
9
Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Chaucerian and Other ...
For sithen nothing but rightfulnesse alone shulde he wilne, what that ever he wilneth without rightfulnesse, 180 unrightfully he it wilneth. These than unrightful appetytes and unthrifty lustes whiche the tflesh desyreth, in as mokel as they ben in ...
Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter W. Skeat, 2008
10
Chaucer and the Imagery of Narrative: The First Five ...
8): "These than unrightful appetytes and unthrifty lustes whiche the flesh desyreth , in as mokel as they ben in kynde, ben they nat bad; but they ben unrightful and badde for they ben in resonable creature, where-as they being, in no waye ...
V. A. Kolve, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNRIGHTFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unrightful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Updated: Transport Malta in troubled waters as another ship flees
They said that the attempted arrest was "malicious and unrightful". "We are a good, trustful company with a good reputation on the market. We keep all our rights ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
2
Turkish ship accused of fleeing Malta arrest
... again to release the vessel." She described the arrest as "totally malicious and unrightful", and the company reserved its rights to take necessary legal steps. «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»
3
3 Shocking Medicare Frauds
Now he faces 76 charges for unrightfully diagnosing his patients with age-related macular degeneration, and not administering the government provided drug ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
4
Defying The Shackles Of Egypt's Male Dominated Society
... voiced their discomfort of leading a life of independence and success among the Egyptian society due to the many shackles it unrightfully enforces on them. «Egyptian Streets, Jul 15»
5
Ex-judge Janu to head Czech Office for Personal Data Protection
If a violation of law is uncovered and proved, the UOOU may impose a fine of up to 10 million crowns and order the shredding of the unrightfully gathered data. «Czech Happenings, Jul 15»
6
The Big 12 Commissioner Speaks At Big 12 Media Days
... not the result of one person the large majority of the time but we unrightfully give the face of the conference all of the credit or blame because we can see them. «Viva The Matadors, Jul 15»
7
Can you spot the crook?
... the ČSSD government of Miloš Zeman, received a salary for chairing the Transport Company's supervisory board unrightfully from March 2007 to August 2011 ... «Prague Post, Jul 15»
8
SPECIAL REPORT: Whisky label designs
The pheasant, sometimes unrightfully confused with the grouse, has been a companion on the bottle for a long time. Clyde Distillers from Glasgow shows an ... «The Drinks Report, Jul 15»
9
Star of Viral Catcalling Video Sues Its Creators for $500K
According to the suit, the pair—along with co-defendants Google, YouTube and TGI Friday's—unrightfully benefitted from her “creative content, performance, ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
10
Babiš wins over ÚPN, for good
... which stated that Babiš appeared in the Communist-time secret service ŠtB files published by the ÚPN unrightfully. The verdict cannot be appealed anymore. «The Slovak Spectator, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unrightful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unrightful>. May 2024 ».
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