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wrongous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, especially

Topics: law

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English wrongous, for earlier wrongwis, wrangwis, from Old English wrangwīs (“wrongous, rough, uneven”), equivalent to wrong + -ous (see also wrongwise). Cognate with Swedish vrångvis (“wrong, iniquitous”). See wrong, and compare righteous.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ukrainian: протиправний (protypravnyj) — wrongful, not right, unjust, ilegal
  • Ukrainian: неправий (nepravyj) — wrongful, not right, unjust, ilegal
  • Ukrainian: несправедливий (nespravedlyvyj) — wrongful, not right, unjust, ilegal
  • Ukrainian: незаконний (nezakonnyj) — wrongful, not right, unjust, ilegal