errantly
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8.0
- adverb
- /ˈɛrəntli/
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erróneamente
- At the time, the conversation was centered on absentee ballots that the Donovan campaign had errantly requested on behalf of a Brattleboro couple who didn't want to vote by absentee ballot.
Examples
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You errantly declare that Jon errantly declared "Pick: Stanford" while predicting an Oregon win.
Blog text (13) -
"Say, you wouldn't do that ..." Leslie was interrupted by another call for Ben, and then Sergeant Stagliano appeared, running and jumping as he made his way through the errantly destroyed palm grove.
Fiction book (1990) -
We can see fill in material errantly applied over paint on the entire background.
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Jon, you errantly declare "Pick: Stanford," even though you correctly predict an Oregon win.
Blog text (13) -
You errantly declare that Jon errantly declared "Pick: Stanford" while predicting an Oregon win.
Blog text (13) -
Doug Oakley's story errantly suggested that the chief had apologized for the response that night.
Blog text (16) -
The US can be errantly likened to a powerfully built, but retarded child, potentially dangerous, but young, immature and easily manipulated
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However, it did not DK millions of other trades in 134 other symbols, the vast majority of which we assume traded errantly due to the market making of Knight Capital (as admitted by the company), which today saw its biggest drop ever since going public on volume about 60 times greater than its average.
Blog text (14) -
Here's hoping he continues to acclimate to the NBA pace and has more stretches where he's moving the ball and taking good shots, and fewer where he's dribbling into traffic and throwing errantly across his body.
Blog text (6) -
He errantly assumed that the meeting was scheduled for Thursday instead of Wednesday.
Synonyms
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2.7
In a way that is not correct or fair
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1.7
In the wrong way
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3.1
In a wrong way because someone made an error
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3.4
In a way that is wrong or not suitable for the situation
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6.7
In a mistaken way
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4.1
In a way that shows poor judgment
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7.9
In a way that seems out of place for the situation
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1.0
In a way that is not correct
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8.4
To do something without thinking carefully first
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6.4
A wrong way of acting because of bad judgment or wrong beliefs
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7.7
In a way that shows no care for possible bad results
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7.0
In a careless way that ignores danger
In a wrong or broken way
In a way that does not fit or match something else
In a clumsy, careless way that often causes mistakes
Antonyms
How Wrong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Errantly comes from the old Latin verb errare, which means 'to wander' or 'to stray', and it shares the same root as error. Think of someone or something wandering off the right path — that's why to do something errantly is to act in a mistaken, wandering way.