wrongous

Meaning

Wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.

Translations

بطريق الخطأ

ungesetzlich

illegale

antilegal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wrongous

Inherited from Old English: wrongwīs

Cognate with Swedish: vrångvis

In summary

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