sinful

4 definitions • 5 examples

against the rules of a religion or morally wrong:

He confessed that he had sinful thoughts.

Buying that sports car was a sinful waste of money.

used to refer to something that is very pleasant, but very bad for you:

This cake is sinful!

wrong according to a religious law:

We all know that what he did is sinful, but it may not be illegal.

Sinful also means wrong:

It’s sinful to waste food.