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Where does “wrongous” come from?

wrongous (English) comes from Middle English wrongous, from Old English wrangwīs — wrongous, rough, uneven.

wrongous (English): Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal

Definitions

  1. Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal

Ancestry of “wrongous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwrongous—
2Old Englishwrangwīswrongous, rough, uneven

Words derived from “wrongous”

  • wrongously
  • wrongeous
  • wrongeously
Every word from Old English wrangwīs →