Word of the Day: ERRONEOUS

False or faulty

erroneous (adj) - inaccurate or mistaken; containing or derived from an error [ih-roh-nee-uhs]

BREAKDOWN: ERR- (to stray or wander) + -ANEOUS (characterized by)

See also: errant

“The stumbling way in which even the ablest of the scientists in every generation have had to fight through thickets of erroneous observations, misleading generalizations, inadequate formulation, and unconscious prejudice is rarely appreciated by those who obtain their scientific knowledge from textbooks.” —James Bryant Conant