American English pronunciation
How to pronounce errant
IPA transcription: ['ɛɹənt]
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Adjective
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straying from the right course or from accepted standards
“errant youngsters”
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uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable
“an errant breeze”
Usage examples
- It is almost always defeated by a daring prince or knight-errant.
- You are an errant weed.
- Ferranti Thistle, which later became Livingston, was the club elected.
- Umberto Eco called this mismatch between the intended meaning and interpreted meaning aberrant decoding.
- Ferranti Mark I was one of the first commercial computers in history.
- A neighbouring, much older, Ferranti factory produced electricity meters.