Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrongous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wron-gous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.

British usage

Example Sentences

"It's my opinion that the creature Dougal will have a good action of wrongous imprisonment and damages again him, under the Act seventeen hundred and one, and I'll see the creature righted."
"[T]he prisoner being liberate in manner foresaid, it shall not be lawful to put or detain him in prison for the same crime, under the penalty of wrongous imprisonment, […]"
"If the prisoner is detained an unreasonable time, he would have an action for wrongous imprisonment."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wrongous, wrangwīs

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more wrongous (comparative) most wrongous (superlative) wrongeous (alternative)

Derived Forms

wrongously wrongousness

Frequently Paired Words

wrongwise

Questions

What does wrongous mean?: Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
Where does wrongous come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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