erroneous

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erroneous (comparative more erroneous, superlative most erroneous)

Containing an error; inaccurate.
- His answer to the sum was erroneous
Derived from an error.
- His conclusion was erroneous as it was based on a false assumption
Mistaken.
- His choice at the line-up was erroneous as he had only seen the mugger for an instant
(law) signifies a deviation from the requirements of the law, but does not connote a lack of legal authority, and is thus distinguished from illegal.
- If, while having the power to act, one commits error in the exercise of that power, he acts erroneously.

Nouns to which "erroneous" is often applied: impression, assumption, belief, conclusion, statement, idea, data, view, opinion, judgment, notion, decision, interpretation, diagnosis, conception, theory, reading, instruction, ruling, assessment, doctrine, advice, value, application, thinking, perception, principle, concept, action, description, record, determination, teaching, inference, premise, conviction, reasoning, argument, exclusion, calculation, inclusion, treatment, deductions, analysis.

containing an error; inaccurate