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# erroneously

adverb (erroneously) — (formal)

«erroneously» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Wrongly; by mistake; in a way that is not correct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal word used in reports, news and exam texts: «erroneously believed», «erroneously reported». It tells the reader that something was done or thought by mistake. Everyday words: «wrongly», «by mistake».

### Examples

- People erroneously believe that goldfish have a three-second memory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#x1)
- The letter was erroneously sent to the wrong house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#x2)
- The answer was erroneously marked as correct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#x3)
- It is erroneously claimed that bats are blind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#x4)
- The price was erroneously listed as one pound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#x5)
- He erroneously added the numbers instead of subtracting them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: erroneous (wrong, mistaken). Formal; prefer «wrongly» in speech. Spelling: two r's — err-o-ne-ous-ly. Related to «error». In maths, an erroneously used operation (adding instead of taking away) gives a wrong total.

## In Jewish tradition

A formal word used in reports, news and exam texts: «erroneously believed», «erroneously reported». It tells the reader that something was done or thought by mistake. Everyday words: «wrongly», «by mistake».

### Examples

- II, that the author signifies by the word "Tohu," nothing, and not something, as Judah Halevi erroneously thought. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/erroneously/#x1)

### Note

Adjective: erroneous (wrong, mistaken). Formal; prefer «wrongly» in speech. Spelling: two r's — err-o-ne-ous-ly. Related to «error». In maths, an erroneously used operation (adding instead of taking away) gives a wrong total.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «erroneously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «erroneously» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/erroneously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«erroneously» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/erroneously.html) on Mova free.