Definitions For Wrongous

Adjective

(UK, _, dialectal, Scotland, especially, law) wrongful, wrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.

Derived terms

wrongously

Alternative forms

wrongeous

Etymology

From Middle English wrongous, for earlier wrongwis, wrangwis, from {{inh, en, ang, wrongwīs}}, wrangwīs, t=wrongous, rough, uneven, equivalent to {{af, en, wrong, -wise}}. Cognate with {{cog, sv, vrångvis, t=wrong, iniquitous}}. See wrong, and compare righteous.

Is Wrongous a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Wrongous is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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