er·ro·ne·ous ( -r  n - s)adj. Containing or derived from error; mistaken: erroneous conclusions.
[Middle English, from Latin errneus, from err, errn-, a vagabond, from err re, to err, wander; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]
er·rone·ous·ly adv. er·rone·ous·ness n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adv. | 1. | erroneously - in a mistaken manner; "he mistakenly believed it" |
erroneously Translations erroneously [ɪˈrəʊniəsli] adv [think, report] → erronément
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| It will be found, indeed, on a candid review of our situation, that some of the distresses under which we labor have been erroneously charged on the operation of our governments; but it will be found, at the same time, that other causes will not alone account for many of our heaviest misfortunes; and, particularly, for that prevailing and increasing distrust of public engagements, and alarm for private rights, which are echoed from one end of the continent to the other. To this delight succeeded a great deception, when, trusting to a cursory observation, they launched their first telegram to the world, erroneously affirming that the projectile had become a satellite of the moon, gravitating in an immutable orbit. Very right,' said he, 'provided your conscience be not too morbidly tender, and your ideas of God not too erroneously severe; but can you suppose it would offend that benevolent Being to make the happiness of one who would die for yours? |