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errant

/ˈɛɹənt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A knight-errant.
  2. Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
  3. Wandering; roving around.
  4. Prone to making errors; misbehaved.
  5. Utter, complete (negative); arrant.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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