Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrongfully

/ˈɹɒŋfəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: wrong-ful-ly
IPA: /ˈɹɒŋfəli/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

Example Sentences

"If you do wrongfully ſeize Herford's right, / call in his Letters Patents that he hath / By his Atturneyes generall, to ſue[…]"
"There is a clear line of distinction in this matter. An equity judge could not unhang a man who had been wrongfully hanged; but he could set aside a precedent which was manifestly contrary to law and justice."
"Wrongfully imprisoned action heroes rarely have the time to wait for an appeal."

Etymology

From Middle English wrongfully, wrongfullich; equivalent to wrongful + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wrongfully

Inflected Forms

more wrongfully (comparative) most wrongfully (superlative)

Synonyms

badly improperly wrongly illicitly immodestly immorally incontinently indecently reprehensibly unchastely unseemly unvirtuously

Questions

How do you pronounce wrongfully?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɒŋfəli/.
What does wrongfully mean?: In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
Where does wrongfully come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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