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   errant

   /ˈɛrənt/

   adjective

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

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   1. a. : behaving wrongly. an errant child. b. : straying outside the proper path or bounds. an errant calf. c. : moving about aimlessly or irregularly. an errant breeze. d. : fallible. 2. : traveling or given to traveling. an errant knight. errant noun. errantly adverb.

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

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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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   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.

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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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   adj. 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. c. Missing an intended target or recipient: an errant shot.

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   /ˈerənt/ [only before noun] (formal or humorous) doing something that is wrong; not behaving in an acceptable way. errant fathers who refuse to pay maintenance for their children. (figurative) She brushed an errant curl from her forehead. Join us.

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    ERRANT definition: An errant person has behaved badly: . Learn more.

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    Roving or wandering, esp. in search of adventure; itinerant. A knight- errant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Erring or straying from what is right or the right course. Webster's New World. Failing to adhere to guidelines or moral standards. Errant youngsters. American Heritage. Moving from the proper course or established limits.