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erroneous
[ ih-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh- ]
/ ÉŖĖroŹ ni És, ÉĖroŹ- /
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Origin of erroneous
OTHER WORDS FROM erroneous
erĀ·roĀ·neĀ·ousĀ·ly, adverberĀ·roĀ·neĀ·ousĀ·ness, nounnonĀ·erĀ·roĀ·neĀ·ous, adjectivenonĀ·erĀ·roĀ·neĀ·ousĀ·ness, nounWords nearby erroneous
errhine, Er Rif, erring, Errol, erron., erroneous, erroneously, error, error analysis, error coin, error correction
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British Dictionary definitions for erroneous
erroneous
/ (ÉŖĖrÉŹnÉŖÉs) /
adjective
based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect
Derived forms of erroneous
erroneously, adverberroneousness, nounWord Origin for erroneous
C14: (in the sense: deviating from what is right), from Latin errÅneus, from errÄre to wander
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