Erroneous
11erroneous — er|ro|ne|ous [ıˈrəuniəs US ıˈrou ] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: erroneus, from errare; ERR] erroneous ideas or information are wrong and based on facts that are not correct ▪ His economic predictions are based on some erroneous… …
12erroneous — erroneously, adv. erroneousness, n. /euh roh nee euhs, e roh /, adj. 1. containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer. 2. straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc. [1350 1400; ME < L erroneus straying, equiv. to erron… …
13erroneous — adj. Erroneous is used with these nouns: ↑assumption, ↑belief, ↑conclusion, ↑idea, ↑impression, ↑information, ↑interpretation, ↑perception, ↑report …
14erroneous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mistaken, incorrect, inaccurate, untrue; see false 2 , wrong 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [i RO nee us] mistaken, wrong. The theory ofgreen cheese on the moon is erroneous. SYN.: mistaken,… …
15erroneous — er|ro|ne|ous [ ı rouniəs ] adjective FORMAL not correct: reports based on erroneous information ╾ er|ro|ne|ous|ly adverb: Patients had been erroneously diagnosed as having cancer …
16erroneous — adjective formal erroneous ideas, statements etc are wrong because they are based on information that is not correct erroneously adverb …
17erroneous — adjective an erroneous accusation Syn: wrong, incorrect, mistaken, in error, inaccurate, untrue, false, fallacious; unsound, specious, faulty, flawed; informal way out, full of holes Ant: correct …
18erroneous — UK [ɪˈrəʊnɪəs] / US [ɪˈroʊnɪəs] adjective formal not correct reports based on erroneous information Derived word: erroneously adverb Patients had been erroneously diagnosed as having cancer …
19erroneous — [ɪˈrəʊniəs] adj formal not correct reports based on erroneous information[/ex] erroneously adv …
20erroneous — Wrong, mistaken. Particularly, in reference to a determination made by a court. Deviating from, or contrary to, the law, as an erroneous ruling. It means or imports the power to act, but error in its exercise. The word does not appear to be used… …
