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rrant
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deviating from proper behavior, rules, or the expected path
- The errant knight ventured beyond the kingdom's borders without his sovereign's blessing.
- Her errant comments in the meeting undermined the team's confidence.
- Management disciplined the errant employee for repeatedly ignoring safety protocols.
- The novel's plot stumbles when its protagonist makes errant moral choices.
- Errant rumors about the merger caused unnecessary panic among staff.
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situated away from where it should be
- She tucked the errant strand of hair behind her ear before stepping on stage.
- An errant comma in the contract changed the entire meaning of the clause.
- He retrieved the errant sock from under the dresser.
- A single errant leaf floated across the pond's glassy surface.
- The photographer removed an errant branch that intruded into the frame.