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   errant

   /ˈɛrənt/

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   • 1. erring or straying from the accepted course or standards: formal, humorous "an errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles" Similar offendingguiltyculpablemisbehavingdelinquentlawlesslawbreakingcriminaltransgressingaberrantdevianterringsinningmischievousbadly behavedtroublesomedifficultunmanageableunrulydisobedientuncontrollableout of controlOpposite innocentwell behaved
   • ▪ not in the right place; having moved from the correct position or course: "an errant strand of hair"
   • ▪ (of a polychaete worm) of a predatory kind that moves about actively and is not confined to a tube or burrow.
   • 2. travelling in search of adventure: archaic, literary "that same lady errant" Similar travellingwanderingitinerantjourneyingramblingroamingrovingdriftingfloatingwayfaringvoyagingtouringperipateticunsettledrootlessrestlesson the moveon the goon the wingnomadicvagabondvagrantmigrantmigratorymigratingtransientdisplacedglobetrottingjet-settingOpposite sedentary

   Word Origin Middle English (in errant (sense 2)): errant (sense 1) from Latin errant- ‘erring’, from the verb errare; errant (sense 2) from Old French errant ‘travelling’, present participle of errer, from late Latin iterare ‘go on a journey’, from iter ‘journey’. Compare with arrant.

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   What is the meaning of errant in English?

   • stray, errant, misguided are the top translations of "errant" into English. Sample translated sentence: Tom a été mordu par un chien errant. ↔ Tom has been bitten by a stray dog. having gone astray [..] Tom a été mordu par un chien errant. Tom has been bitten by a stray dog. straying from the proper course or standard [..]

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   Where does errant come from?

   • Errant has a split history. It comes from Anglo-French, a language in which two confusingly similar verbs with identical spellings ("errer") coexisted. One errer meant "to err" and comes from the Latin errare, meaning "to wander" or "to err." The second errer meant "to travel," and traces to the Latin iter, meaning "road" or "journey."

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   What does errant child mean?

   • An "errant child" is one who misbehaves. (You might also see "arrant" occasionally - it's a word that originated as an alteration of "errant" and that usually means "extreme" or "shameless.") Recent Examples on the Web Several people were injured at a Fourth of July event in Utah after errant fireworks shot into the crowd, authorities said.

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   What does errant breeze mean?

   • 1. deviating from the regular or proper course. 2. traveling, esp. in quest of adventure; roving adventurously. 3. moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner: an errant breeze. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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   The meaning of ERRANT is behaving wrongly. How to use errant in a sentence. Did you know?

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   ERRANT definition: 1. behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home: 2. behaving wrongly in some way…. Learn more.

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   adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈer·ənt / Add to word list. going in a wrong direction: An errant throw cost them the game. not correctly done or not behaving well: Teachers dislike errant spellings and misused words.

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   Errant definition: deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.. See examples of ERRANT used in a sentence.

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   Something or someone described as errant has gone astray or done wrong by going in an unexpected direction. An errant bird might end up in northern Canada while his friends fly to southern Mexico for the winter.

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   1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant. 2. Failing to adhere to guidelines or moral standards: errant youngsters. 3. a. Moving from the proper course or established limits: errant lambs. b. Aimless or irregular in motion: an errant afternoon breeze.

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   Errant is used to describe someone whose actions are considered unacceptable or wrong by other people. For example, an errant husband is unfaithful to his partner.