Errant

a.	1.	Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving. Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven. - Sir T. Browne.
	2.	Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant. Would make me an errant fool. - B. Jonson.
	3.	(Eng. Law) Journeying; itinerant; - formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large.
n.	1.	One who wanders about.

Adj.	1.	errant - straying from the right course or from accepted standards; "errant youngsters"
	2.	errant - uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; "an errant breeze"

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