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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; 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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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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