Er‐ro″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See Err.] 1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; — hence, irregular; unnatural. “Erroneous circulation.” Arbuthnot.
Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision. Sir I. Newman.
2. Misleading; misled; mistaking.
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. — Er‐ro″ne‐ous‐ly, adv. — Er‐ro″ne‐ous‐ness, n.