erroneous
adj.adj. wrong or based on a mistake. You use this word to describe information or ideas that are not correct.
adj. containing or derived from error; mistaken in fact or logic. Often used in formal or legal contexts to describe beliefs, data, or conclusions.
The news report was based on erroneous information.
The lawyer argued that the jury reached their verdict based on erroneous evidence that should have been excluded.
The scientific community eventually rejected the theory after several peer-reviewed studies proved that the initial calculations were erroneous due to a faulty sensor in the laboratory.
From late Middle English erroneous, from Middle French erroneux, from Latin erroneus.
Typically used attributively before a noun like 'assumption', 'conclusion', or 'belief'.
He made an erroneous.He made an error.Erroneous is an adjective and must modify a noun; it cannot be used as a noun itself.