Associations to the word «Astray»

Wiktionary

ASTRAY, adverb. In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

Dictionary definition

ASTRAY, adverb. Away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray".
ASTRAY, adverb. Far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats