errant (redirected from errantly)

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.

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[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.]

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errant n.

errant·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

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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errant

adjective sinning, offending, straying, wayward, deviant, erring, aberrant