unright
unright noun: that which is not right; wrong; injustice.
Noun
unright (usually uncountable, plural unrights)
Verb
unright (third-person singular simple present unrights, present participle unrighting, simple past and past participle unrighted)
- To make wrong.
Adjective
unright
Adverb
unright (comparative more unright, superlative most unright)
Forms of unright
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | unrights |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | unrights |
| present participle | unrighting |
| past participle | unrighted |
| past | unrighted |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more unright |
| superlative | most unright |
Origin of unright
From Middle English unright, unriȝt, unriht, from Old English unriht (“wrong, sin, vice, wickedness, evil, injustice, oppression, a wrong act”), equivalent to un- (“absence of”) + right. Cognate with Scots unricht (“wrongdoing, injustice”), Dutch onrecht (“injustice, inequity, wrong”), German Unrecht (“injustice”), Swedish orätt (“injustice, wrong, sin”).
From Middle English unrighten, from unright (“unright”, adj.).
From Middle English unright, unrighte, from Old English unrihte (“wrongly, crookedly, unjustly”), equivalent to un- + right.
Words formed from unright
Questions about unright
- What does unright mean?
- Unright means that which is not right; wrong; injustice.
- What part of speech is unright?
- Unright can be a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb.
- What is the plural of unright?
- The plural of unright is unrights.
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