Definition of "errant" []

• Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant. (adjective)
• Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters. (adjective)
• Wandering outside the established limits: errant lambs. (adjective)
• Aimless or irregular in motion: an errant afternoon breeze. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Never shoot at anything without a clearly apparent backstop to contain errant rounds."
• "Time and again, his footwork was a mess, resulting in errant throws on his only series before he gave way to backup Kurt Warner."
• "In the same way a knight-errant is one who submits his actions to an absolute and severe moral law, so that natural law can maintain abundance on earth with absolute freedom."