errant
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er·rant (er′ənt)
adjective
- roving or wandering, esp. in search of adventure; itinerant a knight-errant
Etymology: OFr, prp. of errer (see err), confused with errer, to rove, travel
erring or straying from what is right or the right course- shifting about an errant wind
- Obsolete arrant
Etymology: ME erraunt < OFr errant, prp. of errer < ML iterare, to travel < L iter, a journey: see itinerant
Related Forms:
- errantly er′·rantly adverb
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Modifies a noun
- motorist: Yet public binge drinking is still treated with a tact and understanding that is utterly denied to the errant motorist.
Modifying Another Word
- woefully: Quite simply, it is because we are continuing to adhere to some woefully errant farming policy instituted nearly 50 years ago.
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