'Erroneously' definitions:
Definition of 'erroneously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a mistaken manner; "he mistakenly believed it" [syn: mistakenly, erroneously]
Definition of 'Erroneously'
From: GCIDE
- Erroneous \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. [1913 Webster]
- Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision. --Sir I. Newman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]