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A Writer's Dictionary:

astray Definition


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astray
adj, adverb
    1. Out of the right or expected way.
      Thesaurus: adrift, off course, awry, amiss, off the mark, wrong.
Idiom: go astray
    To become lost.
    To start behaving in a way that is considered unacceptable.
      Example: started taking drugs and then went completely astray
Idiom: lead someone astray
    See under lead1.
Etymology: 14c: a-1 + stray.



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