Definitions
Containing an error or based on a mistake.
Word origin
From late Middle English erroneous, from Middle French erroneux, from Latin erroneus.
Used in a sentence
“His answer to the sum was erroneous.”
“An erroneous early Fox News report about the New Orleans terror attack is warping the political dialogue in the aftermath of the deadly rampage.”
“His conclusion was erroneous, since it was based on a false assumption.”
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