wrongful

From Middle English wrongful, equivalent to wrong +‎ -ful.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒŋfəl/

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wrongful (comparative more wrongful, superlative most wrongful)

1. wrong or unjust
2. unlawful or illegal

• (antonym(s) of “unlawful”): rightful

• wrongfulle, wrongfol, wrongfull

From wrong +‎ -ful.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwrɔnɡful/, [ˈwrɔŋɡful]
• (later ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrɔnɡful/, [ˈrɔŋɡful]

wrongful

1. evil, sinful
2. wrongful, unethical
3. dishonest
4. harmful, hurtful
5. wrong, incorrect

• English: wrongful

• “wrongful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-18.