wrongfully
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wrongfully
- /ˈɹɒŋfəli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English wrongfully, wrongfullich; equivalent to wrongful + -ly.
adverb more wrongfully · most wrongfully
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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[…]
Similar: badly, improperly, wrongly, illicitly, immodestly, immorally, incontinently, indecently, reprehensibly, unchastely, unseemly, unvirtuously
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: legally, lawfully, de jure, wrong, improperly, inaccurately, erroneously, incorrectly, mistakenly, unjustly, inappropriately, unjustifiably, unfairly, unreasonably, undeservedly, unduly
Talk about this word "wrongfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wrongfully. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wrongfully. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wrongfully "wrongfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wrongfully.Cite this
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title = {wrongfully},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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