adjective
Other Word Forms
- erroneously adverb
- erroneousness noun
- nonerroneous adjective
- nonerroneousness noun
Etymology
Origin of erroneous
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin errōneus “straying,” equivalent to errōn- (stem of errō ) “wanderer” (derivative of err-; err ) + -eus adjective suffix ( -eous )
Example Sentences
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During January’s fires, emergency alert failures killed trust: Altadena residents received evacuation orders five hours late, and 10 million got erroneous alerts countywide.
From Los Angeles Times
No longer the generator of cheesy poems or erroneous arguments, AI can draft quality movie scripts rivaling Hollywood’s greatest writers.
Volunteers who work on free software he maintains, a widely used program called Curl, were inundated with useless or erroneous reports.
"China's development poses no threat to any nation," it said in a statement, adding that Starmer's remarks were "erroneous".
From Barron's
He told the BBC it contained "some factual inaccuracies" which he believed led to "erroneous conclusions".
From BBC
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