containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate
signifies a deviation from the requirements of the law, but does not connote a lack of legal authority, and is thus distinguished from illegal
Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc
Beliefs, opinions, or methods that are erroneous are incorrect or only partly correct. Some people have the erroneous notion that one can contract AIDS by giving blood They have arrived at some erroneous conclusions. + erroneously er·ro·neous·ly It had been widely and erroneously reported that Armstrong had refused to give evidence. erroneous ideas or information are wrong and based on facts that are not correct (erroneus, from errare; ERR)
containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions"; "the answer was inaccurate"
Erroneous (î-ro´nê-es) adjective 1 Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural 2 Misleading; misled; mistaking 3 Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc