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.
Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision.
Sir I. Newman.
2.
Misleading; misled; mistaking.
[Obs.]
An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit.
Jer. Taylor.
3.
Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc.
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Er*ro"ne*ous*ly, adv. --
Er*ro"ne*ous*ness, n.
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