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errorsome

errorsome adjective: characterised or marked by error(s).

Adjective

errorsome (comparative more errorsome, superlative most errorsome)

  1. (uncommon) Characterised or marked by error(s).
    • A STATEMENT in the Electrical World recently, read to the effect that "unorthodox polyphase meter connections can be very errorsome. The British found that 30 per cent. of the grid interconnection metering was garbled."1948, The Electrical Journal, volume 141, page 849
    • However, these processes suffer from the lack of flexibility and adjustability and therefore may cause errorsome results.1972, Sant Ram Bhatia, Indian Librarian, volume 26, page 144

Forms of errorsome

comparativemore errorsome
superlativemost errorsome

Origin of errorsome

From error + -some.

Questions about errorsome

What does errorsome mean?
Errorsome means characterised or marked by error(s).
What part of speech is errorsome?
Errorsome is an adjective.

Words near errorsome in the dictionary

  1. errors
  2. errors carried forward
  3. errors of the first kind
  4. errors of the second kind
  5. errors out
  6. errorsome
  7. errour
  8. errours
  9. Errowanbang
  10. errs
  11. errs on the side of

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