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.

Nearby words

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

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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Related forms

er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverber·ro·ne·ous·ness, nounnon·er·ro·ne·ous, adjectivenon·er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb

non·er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for erroneousness

But in 1884 the erroneousness of the belief had not been made clear by recent experience.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Circular maps, however, remained in the popular favour long after their erroneousness had been recognized by the learned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various
I give no opinion as to the accuracy or erroneousness of this view.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The erroneousness of the assertion that the volcanoes of the Island of Java do not emit streams of real lava.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

Thus perished a man in every respect exemplary, except in the erroneousness of his faith.
Historical Parallels, vol 3 (of 3)|Arthur Thomas Malkin

British Dictionary definitions for erroneousness

erroneous

/ (ɪˈrəʊnɪəs) /

adjective

based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect

Derived Forms

erroneously, adverberroneousness, 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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