wrongousadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒŋəs/, U.S.

/ˈrɔŋəs/,

/ˈrɑŋəs/, Scottish English

/ˈrɔŋəs/

Forms: α. Middle English–1500s wrangwis (Middle English wrangwiss(e, wranguiss, 1500s wranguis), Middle English wrangwise (Middle English wranc-), Middle English wranguise, Middle English wrangwys(e, Middle English wrangewis, wrangewys, Middle English vrangwis ( vrangways, wranwos), 1500s wrangwus; Middle English wrongwise, Middle English wrongwis, wrongwys (Middle English wrongwes, wrongwos). β. Middle English– wrangous (1500s -eous), Middle English–1600s wrangus (Middle English -ws, werangus, Middle English–1500s vrangus, 1800s dialect wrangush), Middle English wrangis; Middle English– wrongous (Middle English–1500s, 1800s wrongeus, 1500s, 1800s wrongeous, Middle English wrongys, wrongos, Middle English–1500s wrongus).

Etymology: Early Middle English wrangwīs , < wrang wrong adj. + -wīs, after rihtwīs righteous adj. Compare Middle Swedish and older Danish vrangvis, Swedish vrångvis iniquitous, Danish vrangvis, Norwegian rangvis, self-conceited.The original spelling wrangwis , -wise , survived until the 16th cent.; the obscured endings -wes , -wos , -wus , -os , etc., appear in the 15–16th cent., and wrangous , wrongous , about the end of the 15th cent. Compare righteous adj. The exact sense is doubtful in the following early example:?a1200 in Napier O.E. Glosses 47/2 Salebrosos .i. asperos,..wiþerwyrde, wrangwise, woȝe.

Latterly Scottish (and northern).

†1. Of persons: Acting wrongfully, inequitably, or unjustly; rascally, iniquitous, unjust. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] > of person

wrongousa1200

unjustc1384

unevenc1475

unequal1588

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > specifically of persons

wrongousa1200

unjustc1384

unduea1400

a1200 Moral Ode 256 Þer inne boð..Med-ierne domes men, and wrongwise [Egerton MS. wrancwise] reuen.

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxii. 12 Wrongwis men & couatous.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11539 Ful wrath he wex, þat wrangwis king.

c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 116 He þat hauys right a longe vysage, ys wrongwys.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2772 in Poems (1981) 103 Wrangous men of fals intent.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxi. 4 He shal..punysh the wrongeous doer.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 99 For wrangus men sall end mischeuouslie.

1606 W. Arthur & H. Charteris Rollock's Lect. 1st & 2nd Epist. Paul to Thessalonians (2 Thess.) ii. 19 So man by nature is a wrangous and vnjust judge.

c1625 H. Bisset Rolment (S.T.S.) II. 162 Princes of Scotland, that war..wrangous usurperis of the crown.

absolute.a1300 Cursor Mundi 837 Þe wrangwis wit þar waful wrak Þar þai biginning gan to tak.

a. Marked or characterized by wrong, injustice, or unfairness; = wrongful adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective]

unrighteOE

unrightfulOE

wrongousa1200

wrongfulc1311

unevenc1380

unjustc1384

untrue1393

injustc1430

unreasonablec1440

unduec1450

inique1521

unequal1535

wry1561

undeserved?c1570

justless1578

unrighted1608

unequitable1643

inequitable1667

unfair1724

iniquitablea1734

unsportsmanlike1754

unsportsmanly1776

unsporting1859

below the belt1892

red-hot1896

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > marked or characterized by wrong

wrongousa1200

wrongfulc1311

a1200 Moral Ode 48 Þer ne scal me us naut binimen mid wrangwise dome.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7548 Godd es euer on rightwis side, Werraiand again wrangwis pride.

c1400 Rule St. Benet lxv. 43 Thoro þat er raysid..dissensiones, and werangus ordinansis.

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun (Roxb.) 149 Thi sharppest byndyngs and wrongwys Captivitee.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 225 Off crystin blud to se it was gret syn For wrangwis caus.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxxv. 12 Bewarre of wrongeous offeringes, for y^e Lorde..regardeth no mans personne.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 11^v Lufe is wrangous: and lufe is variable.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 74 It is nocht for no wrangous quarrell that we haue assembellit our selffis.

1617 King James I in J. O. Halliwell Lett. Kings Eng. (1846) II. 143 Every wrong must be judged by the first violent and wrongous ground whereupon it proceeds.

a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1655) ii. 51 The wrongous judgement and sentence given against them.

1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxvi. 230 The wrongeous mischief ye would noo do to the sweet girl.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. vi. 53 The issues of his wrongous suspicions.

b. Of actions, etc.; = wrongful adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [adjective]

wrongfulc1325

wrongous1357

injuriousa1513

tortious1532

offendent1547

wronging1845

injuring1877

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harmful action > [adjective]

wrongfulc1325

wrongous1357

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective]

unrighteOE

unrightfulOE

wronga1275

wrongfulc1325

wrongous1357

unjustc1384

untrue1393

injustc1430

unreasonablec1440

unconscionable1492

injuriousa1513

wry1561

justless1578

iniquous1655

iniquitous1726

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > unjust act > [adjective]

wrongous1357

1357 Lay Folks Catech. (T.) 222 Wrangwise takyng..of othir men godes.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22276 Þan sal..sone þe anticrist come,..His werkes wrangwis to fulfill.

a1400 Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. 12 A wrangwise wylnynge or ȝernynge to haue any maner of gude that vs awe noghte.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. i. ix. 626 Na war his mercy grete excede Our gilt and our wranguise deid.

1483 in Acta Dom. Conc. II. Introd. 102 The actioun..anent the wrangwise occupacioun of the landis.

1517 Reg. Privy Seal Scotl. I. 448/1 The wranguis taking or steling of certane money.

1523 T. Cromwell Speech to Parl. in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) I. 31 In wrongus withholding of her Dowre.

1568 in D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (Wodrow Soc.) II. 444 The alledged investing, and wrongous electioun of the said regent.

c1625 H. Bisset Rolment (S.T.S.) I. 8 Pilate beand..vexit in his spreit for..his wrangus doingis.

1907 Times 17 Apr. 10/5 A Court of Session action for damages for alleged wrongous certification of lunacy.

a. Not right or justifiable in nature or application; not applicable or proper; unfitting, unsuitable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective]

unkinOE

un-i-feieOE

unbecomelyc1200

amissc1325

wrongousa1350

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unquemea1400

inconvenientc1400

unlikelyc1405

disconvenienta1425

impertinenta1425

discovenablec1436

unmeetc1440

wrongc1440

unjustc1443

unbehovablec1450

inconvenientc1460

uncordial1488

unmeetly1534

unapt1539

unfit1548

incommodious1553

ungreeing1560

impertinent1565

stravagant1565

unproper1566

improper1570

unhovable1570

unapt1579

unbeseeming1583

unsuitablea1586

unappliable1588

unapt1588

unlikely1590

unfittinga1592

unfitted1592

unsuiting1596

unbefitting1598

unsorted1598

unsuited1598

contrary1600

impair1609

unfitty1613

incompetible1621

incongruous1623

infita1626

uncompetiblea1628

inaccommodatea1657

inapplicable1656

inconcinnate1657

inconcinnous1662

inept1675

unaccommodatea1676

incommode1678

indecorous1681

untoward1682

unapplicable1690

insuitable1692

unsuit1704

malapropos1709

inapt1744

out of place1748

uncongenial1788

unfit-like1796

ungain-like1796

inappropriate1804

unadapted1805

dissuitable1807

dissuited1819

ineligible1828

infelicitous1835

unapropos1840

butt-ended1850

malappropriate1851

ungenial1871

misappropriate1878

unbecoming1893

unappropriate1898

unadjusted1899

offside1910

off-key1943

improbable1958

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable > in nature or application

wrongousa1350

a1350 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 29 Ȝe suld haue schame On me to put swilk wrangwys blame.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 649 Othir-sum said it was the wrangwis place.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 305 Yonder is a fals tabyll... It is falsly writen, iwys; This is a wrangwys thyng.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. 81 He tuke litil fere how beit he war honorit with wrangwis stile.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 174 Allace! this is ane wrangous way.

?a1800 Lord Ingram xxv, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1885) II. iii. 129/2 I will not father my bairn on you, Nor on no wrongeous man.

1821 Joseph the Book-man 52 Perchance I've play'd some very wrongous prance.

b. Wrongly directed or constituted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective]

unrightlyeOE

leasea900

falsec1175

untruec1370

untruefulc1380

erroneousc1400

fallacec1400

wrongc1420

unsubstantialc1455

wrongfulc1470

unrighteous1507

improper1531

perverse1531

mistaken1540

square1549

truthless1568

uncorrect1568

misconceiveda1612

errorous1633

swervinga1638

tralatitious1645

out of the way1676

wrongous1768

aberrated1834

aberrational1837

unsubstantiated1837

unevidenced1842

non-realistic1882

unsubstantiate1890

screwed-up1942

disauthentic1960

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 17 If Lindy chanc'd..To play a feckless or a wrangous shot.

1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. iv. 77 In their improvement, if the State be wrongous and defective, you must raise the State to the people.

†a. Obtained by illegal, wrongful, or unfair means; ill-gotten. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > claiming unduly > claimed unduly > obtained or held wrongfully

wrongousc1425

usurpedc1430

wrong1563

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vi. xiii. 1130 Be thyft, Oppyn refe, or wrangwys gyft,..all I wan The gud.

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 806 in Poems (1981) 34 Off wrangus get [v.r. geir] cummis wrang successioun.

1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Bvii Thay that haldis wrangus guidis of thair nichtburs or takis wp wrangus rentis.

1600 J. Hamilton Facile Traictise Sacram. 278 The Ministers dar not teache this restitution of wrangous geir.

a1750 in W. Walker Bards of Bon-accord (1887) 180 Wrangous gear can never thrive.

b. Scots Law. Contrary to law; unlawful, illegal.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective]

unleefula1382

unlawfula1387

wrongfulc1386

unleesomec1400

unlisible?c1425

wrong1480

unlegitimate1602

illicit1606

illegal1626

non licet1628

adulterine1640

unlegal1640

illegitimate1645

illegitime1669

wrongous1671

contraband1686

illicitous1693

sly1829

unprocedural1929

bent1930

bust-out1934

bandulu1980

1671 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 275 Manifest oppression and wrongous imprisonment committed upon the said compleaner.

1700 Sc. Acts Parl. (1823) XI. 213/1 The draught of the Act..for preventing wrongous imprisonments and against undue delayes in tryalls.

1701 Sc. Acts Parl. (1823) XI. 272–275.

1753 Scots Mag. Aug. 420/2 Under the pain of wrongous imprisonment.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. iv. 61 Dougal will have a good action of wrongous imprisonment and damages agin him.

1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters xxii. 473 The pedlar..raised an action for wrongous imprisonment.

1901 Scotsman 29 Mar. 6/8 Pursuer claimed..damages for wrongous dismissal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	wrongous
释义	wrongousadj. Brit. /ˈrɒŋəs/, U.S. /ˈrɔŋəs/, /ˈrɑŋəs/, Scottish English /ˈrɔŋəs/ Forms: α. Middle English–1500s wrangwis (Middle English wrangwiss(e, wranguiss, 1500s wranguis), Middle English wrangwise (Middle English wranc-), Middle English wranguise, Middle English wrangwys(e, Middle English wrangewis, wrangewys, Middle English vrangwis ( vrangways, wranwos), 1500s wrangwus; Middle English wrongwise, Middle English wrongwis, wrongwys (Middle English wrongwes, wrongwos). β. Middle English– wrangous (1500s -eous), Middle English–1600s wrangus (Middle English -ws, werangus, Middle English–1500s vrangus, 1800s dialect wrangush), Middle English wrangis; Middle English– wrongous (Middle English–1500s, 1800s wrongeus, 1500s, 1800s wrongeous, Middle English wrongys, wrongos, Middle English–1500s wrongus). Etymology: Early Middle English wrangwīs , < wrang wrong adj. + -wīs, after rihtwīs righteous adj. Compare Middle Swedish and older Danish vrangvis, Swedish vrångvis iniquitous, Danish vrangvis, Norwegian rangvis, self-conceited.The original spelling wrangwis , -wise , survived until the 16th cent.; the obscured endings -wes , -wos , -wus , -os , etc., appear in the 15–16th cent., and wrangous , wrongous , about the end of the 15th cent. Compare righteous adj. The exact sense is doubtful in the following early example:?a1200 in Napier O.E. Glosses 47/2 Salebrosos .i. asperos,..wiþerwyrde, wrangwise, woȝe. Latterly Scottish (and northern). †1. Of persons: Acting wrongfully, inequitably, or unjustly; rascally, iniquitous, unjust. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] > of person wrongousa1200 unjustc1384 unevenc1475 unequal1588 society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > specifically of persons wrongousa1200 unjustc1384 unduea1400 a1200 Moral Ode 256 Þer inne boð..Med-ierne domes men, and wrongwise [Egerton MS. wrancwise] reuen. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxii. 12 Wrongwis men & couatous. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11539 Ful wrath he wex, þat wrangwis king. c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 116 He þat hauys right a longe vysage, ys wrongwys. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2772 in Poems (1981) 103 Wrangous men of fals intent. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxi. 4 He shal..punysh the wrongeous doer. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 99 For wrangus men sall end mischeuouslie. 1606 W. Arthur & H. Charteris Rollock's Lect. 1st & 2nd Epist. Paul to Thessalonians (2 Thess.) ii. 19 So man by nature is a wrangous and vnjust judge. c1625 H. Bisset Rolment (S.T.S.) II. 162 Princes of Scotland, that war..wrangous usurperis of the crown. absolute.a1300 Cursor Mundi 837 Þe wrangwis wit þar waful wrak Þar þai biginning gan to tak. 2. a. Marked or characterized by wrong, injustice, or unfairness; = wrongful adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > [adjective] unrighteOE unrightfulOE wrongousa1200 wrongfulc1311 unevenc1380 unjustc1384 untrue1393 injustc1430 unreasonablec1440 unduec1450 inique1521 unequal1535 wry1561 undeserved?c1570 justless1578 unrighted1608 unequitable1643 inequitable1667 unfair1724 iniquitablea1734 unsportsmanlike1754 unsportsmanly1776 unsporting1859 below the belt1892 red-hot1896 society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] > marked or characterized by wrong wrongousa1200 wrongfulc1311 a1200 Moral Ode 48 Þer ne scal me us naut binimen mid wrangwise dome. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7548 Godd es euer on rightwis side, Werraiand again wrangwis pride. c1400 Rule St. Benet lxv. 43 Thoro þat er raysid..dissensiones, and werangus ordinansis. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun (Roxb.) 149 Thi sharppest byndyngs and wrongwys Captivitee. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 225 Off crystin blud to se it was gret syn For wrangwis caus. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxxv. 12 Bewarre of wrongeous offeringes, for y^e Lorde..regardeth no mans personne. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 11^v Lufe is wrangous: and lufe is variable. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 74 It is nocht for no wrangous quarrell that we haue assembellit our selffis. 1617 King James I in J. O. Halliwell Lett. Kings Eng. (1846) II. 143 Every wrong must be judged by the first violent and wrongous ground whereupon it proceeds. a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1655) ii. 51 The wrongous judgement and sentence given against them. 1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds xxvi. 230 The wrongeous mischief ye would noo do to the sweet girl. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. vi. 53 The issues of his wrongous suspicions. b. Of actions, etc.; = wrongful adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [adjective] wrongfulc1325 wrongous1357 injuriousa1513 tortious1532 offendent1547 wronging1845 injuring1877 the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harmful action > [adjective] wrongfulc1325 wrongous1357 society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [adjective] unrighteOE unrightfulOE wronga1275 wrongfulc1325 wrongous1357 unjustc1384 untrue1393 injustc1430 unreasonablec1440 unconscionable1492 injuriousa1513 wry1561 justless1578 iniquous1655 iniquitous1726 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unjustness > unjust act > [adjective] wrongous1357 1357 Lay Folks Catech. (T.) 222 Wrangwise takyng..of othir men godes. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22276 Þan sal..sone þe anticrist come,..His werkes wrangwis to fulfill. a1400 Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. 12 A wrangwise wylnynge or ȝernynge to haue any maner of gude that vs awe noghte. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. i. ix. 626 Na war his mercy grete excede Our gilt and our wranguise deid. 1483 in Acta Dom. Conc. II. Introd. 102 The actioun..anent the wrangwise occupacioun of the landis. 1517 Reg. Privy Seal Scotl. I. 448/1 The wranguis taking or steling of certane money. 1523 T. Cromwell Speech to Parl. in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) I. 31 In wrongus withholding of her Dowre. 1568 in D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (Wodrow Soc.) II. 444 The alledged investing, and wrongous electioun of the said regent. c1625 H. Bisset Rolment (S.T.S.) I. 8 Pilate beand..vexit in his spreit for..his wrangus doingis. 1907 Times 17 Apr. 10/5 A Court of Session action for damages for alleged wrongous certification of lunacy. 3. a. Not right or justifiable in nature or application; not applicable or proper; unfitting, unsuitable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] unkinOE un-i-feieOE unbecomelyc1200 amissc1325 wrongousa1350 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unquemea1400 inconvenientc1400 unlikelyc1405 disconvenienta1425 impertinenta1425 discovenablec1436 unmeetc1440 wrongc1440 unjustc1443 unbehovablec1450 inconvenientc1460 uncordial1488 unmeetly1534 unapt1539 unfit1548 incommodious1553 ungreeing1560 impertinent1565 stravagant1565 unproper1566 improper1570 unhovable1570 unapt1579 unbeseeming1583 unsuitablea1586 unappliable1588 unapt1588 unlikely1590 unfittinga1592 unfitted1592 unsuiting1596 unbefitting1598 unsorted1598 unsuited1598 contrary1600 impair1609 unfitty1613 incompetible1621 incongruous1623 infita1626 uncompetiblea1628 inaccommodatea1657 inapplicable1656 inconcinnate1657 inconcinnous1662 inept1675 unaccommodatea1676 incommode1678 indecorous1681 untoward1682 unapplicable1690 insuitable1692 unsuit1704 malapropos1709 inapt1744 out of place1748 uncongenial1788 unfit-like1796 ungain-like1796 inappropriate1804 unadapted1805 dissuitable1807 dissuited1819 ineligible1828 infelicitous1835 unapropos1840 butt-ended1850 malappropriate1851 ungenial1871 misappropriate1878 unbecoming1893 unappropriate1898 unadjusted1899 offside1910 off-key1943 improbable1958 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable > in nature or application wrongousa1350 a1350 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 29 Ȝe suld haue schame On me to put swilk wrangwys blame. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 649 Othir-sum said it was the wrangwis place. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 305 Yonder is a fals tabyll... It is falsly writen, iwys; This is a wrangwys thyng. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. 81 He tuke litil fere how beit he war honorit with wrangwis stile. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 174 Allace! this is ane wrangous way. ?a1800 Lord Ingram xxv, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1885) II. iii. 129/2 I will not father my bairn on you, Nor on no wrongeous man. 1821 Joseph the Book-man 52 Perchance I've play'd some very wrongous prance. b. Wrongly directed or constituted. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] unrightlyeOE leasea900 falsec1175 untruec1370 untruefulc1380 erroneousc1400 fallacec1400 wrongc1420 unsubstantialc1455 wrongfulc1470 unrighteous1507 improper1531 perverse1531 mistaken1540 square1549 truthless1568 uncorrect1568 misconceiveda1612 errorous1633 swervinga1638 tralatitious1645 out of the way1676 wrongous1768 aberrated1834 aberrational1837 unsubstantiated1837 unevidenced1842 non-realistic1882 unsubstantiate1890 screwed-up1942 disauthentic1960 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 17 If Lindy chanc'd..To play a feckless or a wrangous shot. 1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. iv. 77 In their improvement, if the State be wrongous and defective, you must raise the State to the people. 4. †a. Obtained by illegal, wrongful, or unfair means; ill-gotten. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > claiming unduly > claimed unduly > obtained or held wrongfully wrongousc1425 usurpedc1430 wrong1563 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vi. xiii. 1130 Be thyft, Oppyn refe, or wrangwys gyft,..all I wan The gud. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 806 in Poems (1981) 34 Off wrangus get [v.r. geir] cummis wrang successioun. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Bvii Thay that haldis wrangus guidis of thair nichtburs or takis wp wrangus rentis. 1600 J. Hamilton Facile Traictise Sacram. 278 The Ministers dar not teache this restitution of wrangous geir. a1750 in W. Walker Bards of Bon-accord (1887) 180 Wrangous gear can never thrive. b. Scots Law. Contrary to law; unlawful, illegal. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] unleefula1382 unlawfula1387 wrongfulc1386 unleesomec1400 unlisible?c1425 wrong1480 unlegitimate1602 illicit1606 illegal1626 non licet1628 adulterine1640 unlegal1640 illegitimate1645 illegitime1669 wrongous1671 contraband1686 illicitous1693 sly1829 unprocedural1929 bent1930 bust-out1934 bandulu1980 1671 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. III. 275 Manifest oppression and wrongous imprisonment committed upon the said compleaner. 1700 Sc. Acts Parl. (1823) XI. 213/1 The draught of the Act..for preventing wrongous imprisonments and against undue delayes in tryalls. 1701 Sc. Acts Parl. (1823) XI. 272–275. 1753 Scots Mag. Aug. 420/2 Under the pain of wrongous imprisonment. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. iv. 61 Dougal will have a good action of wrongous imprisonment and damages agin him. 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters xxii. 473 The pedlar..raised an action for wrongous imprisonment. 1901 Scotsman 29 Mar. 6/8 Pursuer claimed..damages for wrongous dismissal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1200
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