errant
adjective /ˈerənt/
/ˈerənt/
[only before noun] (formal or humorous)- doing something that is wrong; not behaving in an acceptable way
- errant fathers who refuse to pay maintenance for their children
- (figurative) She brushed an errant curl from her forehead.
- (of a husband or wife) not sexually faithful see also knight errant
Word OriginMiddle English(in the original sense ‘travelling in search of adventure’): the current sense is from Latin errant- ‘erring’, from the verb errare. Compare with arrant.