Astray

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /əˈstɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Origin

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").

Century 1911

Full definition of astray

Adverb

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

Derived terms

• lead astray

Related terms

• stray
• estray