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# erroneously

«erroneously» in Mova's school dictionary: **not correct** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (erroneously) — (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «erroneously» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/erroneously/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.