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ERRANT

errant - a 
straying from the right course or from accepted standards; "errant youngsters" 
uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; "an errant breeze" 

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Synonyms

bad, contrary, froward, misbehaving, mischievous, naughty

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Examples

He tucked an errant curl behind her ear, enjoying the brush of her soft skin.

Tradition has it that it was formed from an errant shovelful of soil thrown here by a giant while digging out the Cheddar Gorge.

Many individuals who want to remove a few errant hairs choose tweezers for the job.

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Etymology

mid-14c., "traveling, roving," from Anglo-French erraunt, from two Old French words that were confused even before they reached English: 1. Old French errant, present participle of errer "to travel or wander," from Late Latin iterare, from Latin iter "journey, way," from root of ire "to go" (from PIE root *ei- "to go"); 2. Old French errant, past participle of errer (see err). The senses fused in English 14c., but much of the sense of the latter since has gone with arrant.

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