erroneous

[ uh-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh- ]

/ əˈroʊ ni əs, ɛˈroʊ- /

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adjective

containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.

straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.

Origin of erroneous

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin errōneus straying, equivalent to errōn- (stem of errō) wanderer (derivative of err-; see err) + -eus -eous

SYNONYMS FOR erroneous

1 inaccurate, untrue, false.

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ANTONYMS FOR erroneous

1 accurate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM erroneous

er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun non·er·ro·ne·ous, adjective non·er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb

non·er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby erroneous

erratum, errhine, erring, errol, erron., erroneous, error, error analysis, error coin, error correction, error message

Example sentences from the Web for erroneous

Only the erroneous assumption in that, see, is that a guy like Calley might ever volunteer any information at all.

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All along, the atomic minuet with Tehran has been built on assumptions—ours and theirs—that are, as it turns out, erroneous.

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This is a conspiracy to convict the captain when the core team made the erroneous decisions together.

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From a political perspective, the erroneous but strategic conflation of inequality and mobility makes obvious sense.

Why Obama Can’t Solve Inequality |Nick Gillespie |January 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The erroneous decision is only compounded by the current state of Israeli higher education.

The Real Problems with Israel's Newest University |Ron Mandelbaum |July 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She took in his civilian dress, typed it automatically, and came to an erroneous conclusion.

Mercenary |Dallas McCord Reynolds
If my views are erroneous, as exhibited in these lectures, I cannot plead that they have been hastily adopted.

The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences |Edward Hitchcock
It would seem that this statement is erroneous, apart from the fact that it conflicts with the prior date in reference to Alamo.

A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country |Thomas Dykes Beasley
The historians have shifted the position to suit their various and erroneous ideas of the field of battle.

The Bruce |John Barbour
The speech of the Cornish people is another subject about which erroneous ideas may be got from reading.

The Land's End |W. H. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for erroneous

erroneous

/ (ɪˈrəʊnɪəs) /

adjective

based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect

Derived forms of erroneous

erroneously, adverb erroneousness, noun

Word Origin for erroneous

C14: (in the sense: deviating from what is right), from Latin errōneus, from errāre to wander

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