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sinny

  • /ˈsɪni/

Sounds like cine · Rhymes with -ɪni

Where it comes from

From sin + -y; or perhaps continuing Middle English synny, from Old English synniġ (“guilty, punishable, criminal; sinful”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnīg, *sundīg (“sinful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sändich (“sinful”), West Frisian sûndich (“sinful”), Dutch zondig (“sinful”), German Low German sündig, sünnig (“sinful”), German sündig (“sinful”), Swedish syndig (“sinful”), Faroese syndigur (“sinful”), Icelandic syndugur (“sinful”).

adjective sinnier · more sinny · sinniest · most sinny

  1. humorous, informal, rare Characterised by or characteristic of sin; sinful; guilty of sin; wicked. [...] kick against Olive Oil Trust, they almost went to jail for their crimes, so they hurry around to Judge Landis face and was comforted to know that taking rebates from Harriman was sinnier than taking silverware from a Soldiers' Home.

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@misc{sinny_2026,
  title = {sinny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}