Definition of errant Errant
/ɛˈɹʌnt/ - [erunt] - er•rant
We found 11 definitions of errant from 5 different sources.
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What does errant mean?
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Adjectiveerrant, erranter, errantest |
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| 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" | ||
| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- errant (a.)
Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving. - errant (a.)
Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant. - errant (a.)
Journeying; itinerant; -- formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large. - errant (n.)
One who wanders about.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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errant
er′ant, adj. wandering: roving: wild: (obs.) thorough (cf. Arrant).—n. a knight-errant.—adv. Err′antly.—n. Err′antry, an errant or wandering state: a rambling about like a knight-errant. [Fr.,—L. errans, errantis, pr.p. of errāre.]
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