ASTRAY

astray

(adverb) away from the right path or direction; “he was led astray”

wide, astray

(adverb) far from the intended target; “the arrow went wide of the mark”; “a bullet went astray and killed a bystander”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

astray

In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

Anagrams

• 'Straya, Straya, atrays, tayras, yartas, yatras

Source: Wiktionary


A*stray", adv. & a. Etym: [See Estray, Stray.]

Definition: Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray. Ye were as sheep going astray. 1 Pet. ii. 25.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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