adjective
- wicked or immoral, especially in violating religious or moral law
- extremely wasteful or indulgent
Usage: informal
Examples
- The preacher warned against sinful behavior.
- She felt guilty about her sinful thoughts.
- It’s sinful to waste so much food when people are hungry.
- The chocolate cake was sinfully delicious.
- He lived a sinful life before finding religion.
- That expensive car seems sinful when so many lack basic needs.
- The community shunned those they considered sinful.