astray

English

Etymology

From Middle English astraien or by apheresis straien, from Old French estraier (“to stray”), from late Medieval Latin of extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagari (“to wander, stray”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈstɹeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Adverb

astray

  1. In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

Derived terms

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Further reading
  • astray in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • astray at OneLook Dictionary Search

References
  1. astray in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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