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Main Entry:	erroneous¹
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	not true, correct, or right; containing an error or errors
Etymology:	Latin errare 'to wander'

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Main Entry:	erroneous²
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	characterized by error; faulty
Etymology:	Latin errare 'to wander'

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Main Entry:	erroneous³
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	wandering aimlessly; vagrant
Etymology:	Latin errare 'to wander'

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Main Entry:	erroneous⁴
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	straying from a wise or right path
Etymology:	Latin errare 'to wander'

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er·ro·ne·ous

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–adjective

1.	containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.

2.	straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L errōneus straying, equiv. to errōn- (s. of errō) wanderer (deriv. of err-; see err) + -eus -eous

]

—Related forms

er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb

er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. inaccurate, untrue, false.

—Antonyms 1. accurate.

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er·ro·ne·ous Audio Help (ĭ-rō'nē-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Containing or derived from error; mistaken: erroneous conclusions.

[Middle English, from Latin errōneus, from errō, errōn-, a vagabond, from errāre, to err, wander; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]

er·ro'ne·ous·ly adv., er·ro'ne·ous·ness n.

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erroneous

c.1400, from L. erroneus "vagrant, wandering," from erronem (nom. erro) "vagabond," from errare "to wander, err" (see err).

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erroneous
adjective
containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
erroneous [iˈrouniəs] adjective

(not used of a person) wrong; incorrect
Example: an erroneous statement

Arabic:	خاطِئ
Chinese (Simplified):	错误的
Chinese (Traditional):	錯誤的
Czech:	chybný
Danish:	forkert; fejlagtig
Dutch:	onjuist
Estonian:	ekslik
Finnish:	erheellinen
French:	faux
German:	irrig
Greek:	λαθεμένος
Hungarian:	hibás
Icelandic:	ósannur, rangur
Indonesian:	salah
Italian:	erroneo

Japanese:	誤った
Korean:	잘못된
Latvian:	kļūdains (uzskats, paziņojums u.tml.)
Lithuanian:	klaidingas
Norwegian:	gal, feilaktig, uriktig
Polish:	błędny
Portuguese (Brazil):	errôneo
Portuguese (Portugal):	erróneo
Romanian:	eronat
Russian:	ошибочный
Slovak:	chybný
Slovenian:	zmoten
Spanish:	erróneo
Swedish:	felaktig, oriktig
Turkish:	yanlış, hatalı

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: er·ro·ne·ous
Pronunciation: i-'rO-nE-&s, e-
Function: adjective
: containing or characterized by error —see also CLEARLY ERRONEOUS — —er·ro·ne·ous·ly adverb —er·ro·ne·ous·ness noun

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Erroneous

Er*ro"ne*ous\, a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See Err.]

1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] "Erroneous circulation." --Arbuthnot.

Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision. --Sir I. Newman.

2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.]

An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit. --Jer. Taylor.

3. Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. -- Er*ro"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Er*ro"ne*ous*ness, n.

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