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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.
The adjective has 1 senses
1. erroneous,inaccurate -- containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate"
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