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erroneousness - 2 dictionary results

er⋅ro⋅ne⋅ous

  [uh-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh-]
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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   (ĭ-rō'nē-əs)   
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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