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errant
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er·rant  (rnt)
adj.
1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant.
2. Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters.
3.
a. Wandering outside the established limits: errant lambs.
b. Aimless or irregular in motion: an errant afternoon breeze.

[Middle English erraunt, from Anglo-Norman, partly from Old French errer, to travel about (from Vulgar Latin *iterre, from Latin iter, journey; see ei- in Indo-European roots) and partly from Old French errer, to err; see err.]

errant n.
errant·ly adv.

errant
Adjective
1. behaving in a way considered to be unacceptable: an errant schoolboy
2. Old-fashioned or literary wandering in search of adventure: a knight errant [Latin iter journey]
errantry n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.errant - straying from the right course or from accepted standards; "errant youngsters"
fallible - likely to fail or make errors; "everyone is fallible to some degree"
2.errant - uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; "an errant breeze"
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"

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