erroneously

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erroneously - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise
              would have disturbed the vision.      --Sir I.
                                                    Newman.
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     2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.]
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              An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we
              ought to omit.                        --Jer. Taylor.
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     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.
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erroneously - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  erroneously
      adv 1: in a mistaken manner; "he mistakenly believed it" [syn:
             mistakenly, erroneously]