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wrongsome

wrongsome adjective: marked by wrong or wrong-doing; characteristically wrong in essence or manner.

Adjective

wrongsome (comparative more wrongsome, superlative most wrongsome)

  1. Marked by wrong or wrong-doing; characteristically wrong in essence or manner.
    • "Fight thy foes in the field, nor be burnt in thine house."Never swear thou wrongsome oath; great and grim is the reward for the breaking of plighted troth.1910, Charles W, Epic and Saga
    • There is a lesson for you here, a task to accomplish, and you will help the mass consciousness greatly if you heal and forgive yourselves for the actions you have judged as wrongsome.1997, Christine Breese Anwan, Reclaiming the Shadow Self

Forms of wrongsome

comparativemore wrongsome
superlativemost wrongsome

Origin of wrongsome

From wrong + -some.

Questions about wrongsome

What does wrongsome mean?
Wrongsome means marked by wrong or wrong-doing; characteristically wrong in essence or manner.
What part of speech is wrongsome?
Wrongsome is an adjective.

Words near wrongsome in the dictionary

  1. wrongos
  2. wrongous
  3. wrongously
  4. wrongousness
  5. wrongs
  6. wrongsome
  7. wrongspeak
  8. wrongtake
  9. wrongtaken
  10. wrongtakes
  11. wrongtaking

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