Word of the Day 06/10/23 Erroneous

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Erroneous (adjective)
er·ro·ne·ous [uh-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh-] (previously 09-18-13)

adjective
1. containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.
2. straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM ERRONEOUS
er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb
er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun
non·er·ro·ne·ous, adjective
non·er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun

WORDS RELATED TO ERRONEOUS
false, faulty, flawed, inaccurate, invalid, misguided, mistaken, specious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, untrue, all wet, amiss, askew, awry, defective, fallacious, inexact, off

See synonyms for: erroneous / erroneously / erroneousness on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR ERRONEOUS
1. inaccurate, untrue, false.

OPPOSITES FOR ERRONEOUS
1. accurate.

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin erroneus “straying,” equivalent to erron- (stem of erro ) “wanderer” (derivative of err-; see err) + -eus adjective suffix (see -eous)

HOW TO USE ERRONEOUS IN A SENTENCE
These included erroneous rumors about serious side effects, she said, and unproven conspiracy theories about government plans to microchip residents.
MOST NURSING HOME WORKERS DON’T WANT THE VACCINE. HERE’S WHAT FACILITIES ARE DOING ABOUT IT.|RACHEL CHASON, REBECCA TAN, JENNA PORTNOY, ERIN COX|JANUARY 27, 2021|WASHINGTON POST

“For months this company has been reporting inaccurate, unverifiable, erroneous things on my credit report and I am sick of it!!!”
DEBT COLLECTORS, PAYDAY LENDERS COLLECTED OVER $500 MILLION IN FEDERAL PANDEMIC RELIEF|PETER WHORISKEY, JOEL JACOBS, AARON GREGG|JANUARY 15, 2021|WASHINGTON POST

There was erroneous decision-making and insufficient security vetting of cases.
COTTON’S CLAIM THAT MAYORKAS WAS ‘GUILTY OF SELLING GREEN CARDS TO CHINESE NATIONALS’|GLENN KESSLER|DECEMBER 11, 2020|WASHINGTON POST

This point in particular generated pushback from some quarters, she recalls, with some faculty members objecting to the erroneous idea that this would mean “quotas” for minority hiring.
THE LONG PATH TO INCLUSIVITY|KATIE MCLEAN|OCTOBER 20, 2020|MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

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Upside Down Day

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Well I started the day going to my chiropractor, but he wasn't in! So I went to get gas... and the gas station was closed.

Thankfully the movie was great! And so was dinner (a day late, but still awesome).

But being busy means I only got 169 words. Oh, well it was 169 I didn't have before.

Due to my new job, I've pushed my deadline for my novel, but I'm still trying to plug away at it.