| Wrong (wrong) |
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| imp. | (?) |
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| Wrong |
| obs. |
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| Wrong (wrong) |
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| a. | (?; 115) |
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| Wrong |
| [OE. wrong,
wrang, a. *** n., AS. wrang, n.] originally, awry, wrung, fr.
wringan to wring; akin to D. wrang bitter, Dan. vrang
wrong, Sw. vrång, Icel. rangr awry, wrong. See
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Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
Not according to the laws of good morals,
whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not
morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not
true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas;
wrong inclinations and desires.
Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not
appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable;
improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end
uppermost; to take the wrong way.
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact
or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong
statement.
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the
wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
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In a wrong manner; not
rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
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| Wrong (wrong) |
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| v. t. | (?; 115) |
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| Wrong |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Wronged (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Wronging.]
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To treat with injustice] to deprive of some
right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to;
to deal unjustly with; to injure.
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose
me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
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