erroneous
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ni adjective
1.
containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.
2.
straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin errōneus straying, equivalent to errōn- (stem of errō) wanderer (derivative of err-; see err) + -eus -eous
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin errōneus straying, equivalent to errōn- (stem of errō) wanderer (derivative of err-; see err) + -eus -eous
Related forms
er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb
er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun
non·er·ro·ne·ous, adjective
non·er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb
non·er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. inaccurate, untrue, false.
1. inaccurate, untrue, false.
Antonyms
1. accurate.
1. accurate.
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| —adj | |
| based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect | |
| [C14: (in the sense: deviating from what is right), from Latin errōneus, from errāre to wander] | |
| er'roneously | |
| —adv | |
| er'roneousness | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | erroneous1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | not true, correct, or right; containing an error or errors |
| Etymology: | Latin errare 'to wander' |
| Main Entry: | erroneous2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | characterized by error; faulty |
| Etymology: | Latin errare 'to wander' |
| Main Entry: | erroneous3 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | wandering aimlessly; vagrant |
| Etymology: | Latin errare 'to wander' |
| Main Entry: | erroneous4 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | straying from a wise or right path |
| Etymology: | Latin errare 'to wander' |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
erroneous
c.1400, from L. erroneus "vagrant, wandering," from erronem (nom. erro) "vagabond," from errare "to wander, err" (see err). Related: Erroneously.
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Example sentences
If erroneous data and theory was used to develop these models, then models are wrong.
The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs.
Partial relief when a portion of erroneous item is unknown.
Your feelings are valid because you felt them, but your reason for feeling them turned out to be erroneous.
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