erroneous

[ ih-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh- ]
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adjective
  1. containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.

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

Origin of erroneous

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin errōneus “straying,” equivalent to errōn- (stem of errō ) “wanderer” (derivative of err-; see err) + -eus adjective suffix (see -eous)

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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·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for erroneous

erroneous

/ (ɪˈrəʊnɪəs) /


adjective
  1. based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect

Origin of erroneous

1
C14: (in the sense: deviating from what is right), from Latin errōneus, from errāre to wander

Derived forms of erroneous

  • erroneously, adverb
  • erroneousness, noun

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