deviating

  • 101Erratic — Er*rat ic, a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See {Err}.] 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. [1913… …

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  • 102Erratic blocks — Erratic Er*rat ic, a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See {Err}.] 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars …

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  • 103Erratic phenomena — Erratic Er*rat ic, a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See {Err}.] 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars …

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  • 104Erroneous — Er*ro ne*ous, a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] Erroneous circulation. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Stopped much of the erroneous light, which …

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  • 105Erroneously — Erroneous Er*ro ne*ous, a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] Erroneous circulation. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Stopped much of the erroneous… …

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  • 106Erroneousness — Erroneous Er*ro ne*ous, a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] Erroneous circulation. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Stopped much of the erroneous… …

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  • 107Exorbitant — Ex*or bi*tant, a. [L. exorbitans, antis, p. pr. of exorbitare to go out of the track; ex out + orbita track: cf. F. exorbitant. See {Orbit}.] 1. Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond… …

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  • 108gravel etc — Erratic Er*rat ic, a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See {Err}.] 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars …

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  • 109Heteroclite — Het er*o*clite, n. 1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension. [1913… …

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  • 110Heteroclite — Het er*o*clite, a. [L. heteroclitus, Gr. ?; ? other + ? to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F. h[ e]t[ e]roclite.] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal. [1913 Webster] …

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