erroneously en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈɹəʊnɪəsli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English erroneous Middle English -ly English -ly English erroneously From erroneous + -ly.
Meanings
- In an erroneous manner.
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Incorrectly.
White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly on Thursday erroneously claimed that Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, claimed credit for securing “$20 million” in federal funding to build a new FBI field office in Miami in 2015, according to a video of the dedication ceremony posted Friday by the Sun Sentinel.
2017 October 20, Jeremy Diamond, “Kelly erroneously claimed congresswoman took credit for building funding, video shows”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most erroneously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more erroneously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (21)
es erróneamente (in an erroneous manner) · fr faitivement (in an erroneous manner) · fr à tort (in an erroneous manner) · ka მცდარად (in an erroneous manner) · de fälschlicherweise (in an erroneous manner) · sv felaktigt (in an erroneous manner) · fi virheellisesti (in an erroneous manner) · fr par erreur (in an erroneous manner) · ja 誤って (in an erroneous manner) · pt erroneamente (in an erroneous manner) · ca erròniament (in an erroneous manner) · cmn 錯誤地 /错误地 (in an erroneous manner) · de irrtümlicherweise (in an erroneous manner) · ru по оши́бке (in an erroneous manner) · ka არასწორად (in an erroneous manner) · fr erronément (in an erroneous manner) · ka შეცდომით (in an erroneous manner) · ru оши́бочно (in an erroneous manner) · gl erroneamente (in an erroneous manner) · it erroneamente (in an erroneous manner) · wa flotchreçmint (in an erroneous manner)