"wrongous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more wrongous [comparative], most wrongous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wrongous, for earlier wrongwis, wrangwis, from Old English wrongwīs, wrangwīs (“wrongous, rough, uneven”), equivalent to wrong + -ous (see also wrongwise). Cognate with Swedish vrångvis (“wrong, iniquitous”). See wrong, and compare righteous. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wrongous}} Middle English wrongous, {{inh|en|ang|wrongwīs}} Old English wrongwīs, {{af|en|wrong|-eous|alt2=-ous}} wrong + -ous, {{cog|sv|vrångvis|t=wrong, iniquitous}} Swedish vrångvis (“wrong, iniquitous”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} wrongous (comparative more wrongous, superlative most wrongous)
  1. (UK dialectal, Scotland, especially law) Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: wrongeous Derived forms: wrongously, wrongousness Related terms: wrongwise

Alternative forms

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