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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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