adverb
- in a way that is incorrect or based on false information
Examples
- The newspaper erroneously reported that the mayor had resigned.
- She was erroneously charged for items she didn’t purchase.
- The student erroneously believed the test was next week.
- His name was erroneously omitted from the guest list.
- The data was erroneously entered into the wrong column.
- They erroneously assumed the meeting had been canceled.