erroneously

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erroneously

/ɪˈɹəʊnɪəsli/

adverb more erroneously · most erroneously

In an erroneous manner.
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Closest in meaning: mistakenly, incorrectly, error, wrong, wrongfully, improperly, inaccurately, inappropriately, unfairly, unduly, inadvertently, wrongly, misleadingly, falsely, accidentally, fallaciously

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adv in an erroneous manner

Español	erróneamente
日本語	誤って ayamatte
中文	錯誤地 /错误地 cuòwù de
Português	erroneamente
Français	par erreur, à tort, erronément, faitivement
Deutsch	irrtümlicherweise, fälschlicherweise
Italiano	erroneamente
Русский	оши́бочно ošíbočno, по оши́бке po ošíbke

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@misc{erroneously_2026,
  title = {erroneously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erroneously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}