01 a. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural.
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Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural.[Obs.]“Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise would have disturbed the vision.” — Sir I. Newman.
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Misleading; misled; mistaking.[Obs.]“An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we ought to omit.” — Jer. Taylor.
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Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc.