"wronger" meaning in English

See wronger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɔŋ.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɹɒŋ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wronger.wav
Rhymes: -ɒŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From wrong (adjective) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wrong|er|id2=comparative|pos1=adjective}} wrong (adjective) + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} wronger
  1. comparative form of wrong: more wrong Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: wrong (extra: more wrong)
    Sense id: en-wronger-en-adj-drq7DkFj Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 54 23 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɔŋ.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɹɒŋ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wronger.wav Forms: wrongers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From wrong (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wrong|er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} wrong (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wronger (plural wrongers)
  1. One who wrongs someone.
    Sense id: en-wronger-en-noun-~gygaPIX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 48 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 49 49 Disambiguation of People: 0 51 49
  2. One who commits a wrong.
    Sense id: en-wronger-en-noun-3zeYMgL~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 48 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 49 49 Disambiguation of People: 0 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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