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errant definition

er·rant (er′ənt)

adjective

  1. roving or wandering, esp. in search of adventure; itinerant a knight-errant

    1. Etymology: OFr, prp. of errer (see err), confused with errer, to rove, travel

      erring or straying from what is right or the right course
    2. shifting about an errant wind
  3. Obsolete arrant

Etymology: ME erraunt < OFr errant, prp. of errer < ML iterare, to travel < L iter, a journey: see itinerant

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errant Synonyms

errant

modif.

itinerant, rambling, shifting, straying; see erring, wandering 1.


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errant Usage Examples

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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