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astray, deviation, discursive (digressive), divergent, indirection (indirect action), shifting, truant
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
straying
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Straying — Stray Stray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straying}.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj., stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved road. See {Street}, and {Stray}, a.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straying — adjective unable to find your way found the straying sheep • Similar to: ↑lost … Useful english dictionary
straying — a natural phenomena of adult spawners not returning to their natal stream, but entering and spawning in some other stream … Dictionary of ichthyology
straying — Synonyms and related words: Wanderjahr, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, abnormal, abroad, adrift, afoot and lighthearted, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, amorphous, anomalistic, anomalous, askew, astray, at fault, awry, bend, beside the… … Moby Thesaurus
straying — streɪ v. wander off, leave the correct course; roam, meander; deviate from the norm, err; digress adj. lost, wandering, out of place; scattered, random, incidental n. one that has strayed; domestic animal that is lost or wandering far from its… … English contemporary dictionary
straying — stingray … Anagrams dictionary
straying animal — See estray … Ballentine's law dictionary
out-straying — … Useful english dictionary
stingray — straying … Anagrams dictionary
deviating from the plan — straying from the strategy or previous arrangement … English contemporary dictionary
