adj. Containing or derived from error; mistaken: erroneous conclusions. [Middle English, from Latin errōneus, from errō, errōn-, a vagabond, from errāre, to err, wander; see ers- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] er·rone·ous·ly adv. er·rone·ous·ness n. |
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