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Unjust vs Wrongous - What's the difference?

unjust | wrongous |

As adjectives the difference between unjust and wrongous

is that unjust is not fair, just or right while wrongous is (obsolete) constituting a wrong; unjust; wrongful; improper.

unjust

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not fair, just or right.
  • The solution was very unjust .

    Synonyms

    * unfair

    Antonyms

    * just

    Usage notes

    Beware that unjust and injustice use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not). injust'' is archaic and ''unjustice is obsolete.

    wrongous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Constituting a wrong; unjust; wrongful; improper.
  • (Craig)
  • Not right; unjust; illegal.
  • wrongous imprisonment

    Derived terms

    * (l) (Webster 1913)