erroneously
Americanadverb
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incorrectly; wrongly.
For years I recorded my birth date erroneously as July 1, until I discovered from my father’s diary that it was actually July 30.
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by mistake; unintentionally.
I just posted these comments again because they were erroneously wiped out the first time due to a technical issue.
Other Word Forms
- nonerroneously adverb
Etymology
Origin of erroneously
Example Sentences
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Its explanation, however, in effect said that AI didn’t generate the troublesome software coding itself, but did give an engineer instructions about how to write the code — erroneously.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also erroneously stated that you can’t bring a gun to a protest.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
She said Thomas has been "erroneously reported" as being a sound engineer.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
A widely circulated WhatsApp message claims erroneously that Macaulay gave a speech before the British Parliament in which he vowed to “break the very backbone” of India by replacing its “ancient education system.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Several magazines and newspapers have erroneously reported that I was a correspondent for Outside Online.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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