erroneously

[ ih-roh-nee-uhs-lee, e-roh- ]
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adverb
  1. 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.

  2. by mistake; unintentionally: I just posted these comments again because they were erroneously wiped out the first time due to a technical issue.

Origin of erroneously

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Other words from erroneously

  • non·er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb

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