wrongful

English

Etymology

From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒŋfəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

wrongful (comparative more wrongful, superlative most wrongful)

wrong or unjust
unlawful or illegal

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “unlawful”): rightful

Derived terms

Translations

wrong or unjust

Bulgarian: грешен (bg) (grešen), неверен (bg) (neveren)
Finnish: epäoikeudenmukainen (fi), oikeudeton (fi)
Spanish: injusto (es), injustificado (es), indebido (es), torticero (es)

unlawful

Bulgarian: неправомерен (bg) (nepravomeren)
Finnish: oikeudeton (fi)
Spanish: culposo (es), ilegal (es)

Middle English

Alternative forms

wrongfulle, wrongfol, wrongfull

Etymology

From wrong +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwrɔnɡful/, [ˈwrɔŋɡful]
(later ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrɔnɡful/, [ˈrɔŋɡful]

Adverb

wrongful

Descendants

English: wrongful

References

“wrongful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-18.

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