What's the difference between unright and unrighteous?

Unright


Definition:

  • (a.) Not right; wrong.
  • (n.) A wrong.
  • (v. t.) To cause (something right) to become wrong.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Physical disease, bereavement, isolation, and dependency in elderly people create the aura of rationality frequently and unrightfully attached to suicide in the elderly.
  • (2) The temptation to be scandalized by the freedom of God, who sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous alike, bypassing bureaucracy, officialdom and inner circles, threatens the authenticity of faith.

Unrighteous


Definition:

  • (a.) Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.
  • (a.) Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Physical disease, bereavement, isolation, and dependency in elderly people create the aura of rationality frequently and unrightfully attached to suicide in the elderly.
  • (2) The temptation to be scandalized by the freedom of God, who sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous alike, bypassing bureaucracy, officialdom and inner circles, threatens the authenticity of faith.

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