Meaning of ERRONEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'rowneeus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate" |
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| | Synonyms: | | inaccurate, incorrect, wrong |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Er*ro"ne*ous\, a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err.
See {Err}.]
1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; --
hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] ``Erroneous
circulation.'' --Arbuthnot.
Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise
would have disturbed the vision. --Sir I.
Newman.
2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.]
An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we
ought to omit. --Jer. Taylor.
3. Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice;
incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine;
erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. --
{Er*ro"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Er*ro"ne*ous*ness}, n.
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