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Synonyms for erroneous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh-
Phonetic Transcription : əˈroʊ ni əs, ɛˈroʊ-

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Définition of erroneous

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French erroneus and directly from Latin erroneus "vagrant, wandering" (in Late Latin "erroneous"), from erronem (nominative erro) "vagabond," from errare "to wander, err" (see err). Related: Erroneously.
  • adj wrong, incorrect
Example sentences :
  • Hence, to attribute the support solely to the surface area is erroneous.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The Pagoda might be an erroneous variant of the thunderbolt Vadjra.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • The story, often copied from Withers, that Neely was killed by a wolf, is erroneous.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • All of this has produced an erroneous impression that the times are out of joint.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • And yet there is a further consideration: may not all these notions of friendship be erroneous?
  • Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
  • He who first gave names, gave them according to his conception, and that may have been erroneous.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • The costumes were whimsical and erroneous, but the whole was amusing.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • This erroneous page has been deleted and a new table of contents created.
  • Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • If he acts in accordance with that erroneous idea, he gets into trouble.
  • Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
  • This will relieve him of all responsibility, if they turn out to be erroneous.
  • Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford

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