1. grossly unfair and morally wrong
Usage: formal

Examples

• The judge condemned the iniquitous treatment of prisoners.
• Many considered the tax policy iniquitous because it favored the wealthy.
• The novel exposed the iniquitous practices of the corrupt corporation.
• Citizens protested against what they saw as an iniquitous law.
• The historian documented the iniquitous slave trade of the 18th century.
• Her iniquitous behavior toward her employees led to multiple lawsuits.