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Definition: WRONGOUS |
WRONGOUSAdjective1. Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment. 2. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful. |
Date "WRONGOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references) |
Etymology: Wrongous \Wron"gous\, adjective. [Compare to Old English wrongwis. See Wrong, and compare to Righteous.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Language | Translations for "WRONGOUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | ungesetzlich (illegal, illegally, irregular, irregularly, unlawful). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | méltánytalan (inequitable, stiff, unfair, unjust), igazságtalan (criticaster, one-sided, stiff, unfair, unjust, wrongful). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | illegale (illegal, lawless, outlaw, unlawful, wrongously). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ongouswray antilegal (illegal, unlawful). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "WRONGOUS" (pronounced 'Wron"gous'): Algous, Clangous, fungous, Rugous, Slangous, Strigous, Vagous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-n-o-o-r-s-u-w" | |
-2 letters: wrongs. | |
-3 letters: goons, gowns, grown, grows, rungs, sorgo, swoon, sworn, swoun, swung, wrong, wrung. | |
-4 letters: gnus, goon, goos, gown, grow, guns, nogs, nous, nows, onus, ours, owns, rows, rugs, rung, runs, snog, snow, snug, song, soon, sorn, sour, sown, sung, urns, wogs, wons, woos, worn. | |
-5 letters: gnu, goo, gor, gos, gun, nog, noo, nor. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-n-o-o-r-s-u-w" | |
+3 letters: groundwoods, groundworks. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 52 4F 4E 47 4F 55 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .-. --- -. --. --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01010010 01001111 01001110 01000111 01001111 01010101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W R O N G O U S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0052 004F 004E 0047 004F 0055 0053 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5752494841495553 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | német, tedesco, alemán |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | Ungar, magyar, ungherese, húngaro |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italienisch, olasz, italiano |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanisch, spanyol, spagnolo, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englisch, angol, inglese, inglés |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Rhymes 4. Anagrams | 5. Orthography 6. Bibliography |
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