wrongfully

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
24
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɒŋfəli/

Definition of wrongfully

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a wrongful manner; unjustly.
    “If you do wrongfully ſeize Herford's right, / call in his Letters Patents that he hath / By his Atturneyes generall, to ſue[…]”
    “There is a clear line of distinction in this matter. An equity judge could not unhang a man who had been wrongfully hanged; but he could set aside a precedent which was manifestly contrary to law and justice.”
    “Wrongfully imprisoned action heroes rarely have the time to wait for an appeal.”

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Etymology

From Middle English wrongfully, wrongfullich; equivalent to wrongful + -ly.

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