Astray Definition
ə-strā
adverb
Away from the correct path or direction.
An improperly addressed letter that went astray.
American Heritage
Off the right path or way; wandering.
Webster's New World
Away from the right or good, as in thought or behavior; straying to or into wrong or evil ways.
American Heritage
In error.
Webster's New World
Origin of Astray
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French estraie past participle of estraier to stray stray
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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