wrongsome

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English

Etymology

From wrong +‎ -some.

Adjective

wrongsome (comparative more wrongsome, superlative most wrongsome)

  1. Marked by wrong or wrong-doing; characteristically wrong in essence or manner.
    • 1910, Charles W, Epic and Saga:
      "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.
    • 1997, Christine Breese Anwan, Reclaiming the Shadow Self:
      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.