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erroneously

[ih-roh-nee-uhs-lee, e-roh-] / ɪˈroʊ ni əs li, ɛˈroʊ- /


ADVERB
mistakenly
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ADVERB
unjustifiably
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
excusably justifiably




Example Sentences

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The reimbursement payments were erroneously classified as legal fees, previous investigations have found.

From Washington Post

In an order Wednesday, the state’s highest court said a lower court erroneously dismissed Lake’s claim challenging the application of signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County.

From Seattle Times

For a man whom the BBC had erroneously identified as British only a few weeks before, it was quite a moment.

From New York Times

Like before, though, the figure is a projection that reflects fraud as well as sums erroneously paid to innocent Americans.

From Washington Post

Social media posts are spreading an image of the educational form provided to Georgia families focused on sudden cardiac arrest — with some users erroneously implying that it is related to COVID-19 vaccines.

From Seattle Times