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erroneous

[ih-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh-]

adjective

  1. containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong.

    an erroneous answer.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.



erroneous

/ ɪˈəʊɪə /

adjective

  1. based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • erroneously adverb
  • erroneousness noun
  • nonerroneous adjective
  • nonerroneousness noun
  • ˈDzԱdzܲԱ noun
  • ˈDzԱdzܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of erroneous1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ōԱܲ “straying,” equivalent to ō- (stem of ō ) “wanderer” (derivative of err-; err ) + -eus adjective suffix ( -eous )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of erroneous1

C14: (in the sense: deviating from what is right), from Latin ōԱܲ, from to wander
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“The allegations in the complaint are false and misleading, and its claims are legally erroneous,” Nijjar attorney Stephen Larson said in a statement.

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It agreed to pay the firm substantial damages and its reasonable legal costs for the "erroneous and false" allegation.

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The county dismissed the report as a “misleading and erroneous” negotiation tactic.

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Then, for many years after, he researched the events of that day in an effort to correct erroneous initial reports.

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If Hochman’s decision is a mistake, it’s one grounded in politics and hubris — an erroneous belief that he can conjure a recipe that unbakes the abuse from the cake.

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