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Definition of Astray
1. Adverb. Away from the right path or direction. "He was led astray"
2. Adverb. Far from the intended target. "A bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
Definition of Astray
1. adv. & a. Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray.
Definition of Astray
1. Adverb. In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astray
1. off the right course [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astray
Literary usage of Astray
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lancet (1842)
"If/7 to g в astray in all sorts of weather, in ai into a blessing, and the arch
anti-reformer is No Englishman can read this statement without blushing for ..."
2. The Confessions of S. Augustine by Augustine, Edward Bouverie Pusey (1838)
"Led astray to the Manichaeans. Re- jn of some of their tenets. Grief of his mother
Monnica at his y, and prayers for his conversion. Her vision from God, ..."
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"Source of his disorders. Love of shows. Advance in studies, and love of wisdom.
Distaste for Scripture. Led astray to the ..."
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