wrongous

== English == === Alternative forms === wrongeous === 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. === Adjective === wrongous (comparative more wrongous, superlative most wrongous) (UK dialectal, Scotland, especially law) Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal. ==== Derived terms ==== wrongously wrongousness ==== Related terms ==== wrongwise ==== Translations ==== === References === “wrongous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.