errant
adjective
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
errantly
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a word derived from
errant.
Example Sentences
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While she is correct that the separatists who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620 eschewed the pejorative term Puritan, she errantly suggests that they called themselves Pilgrims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But in 2019, the S.E.C. asked a judge to hold him in contempt for violating the settlement terms by continuing to errantly tweet about Tesla.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
A similar German-language tweet appeared to offer a different, errantly high price.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
Hart tried to intercept, but errantly deflected the puck into his own net for a backbreaking insurance goal from which the Flyers couldn’t recover.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
Straight up the slope toward Beacon Street and toward the gold dome of the State House the fire errantly went.
From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy
