astray Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb away from the right path or direction
    • he was led astray
  2. adverb far from the intended target
    wide.
    • the arrow went wide of the mark
    • a bullet went astray and killed a bystander

WordNet

A*stray" adverb & adjective
Etymology
See Estray, Stray.
Definitions
  1. Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray.
    Ye were as sheep going astray. 1 Pet. ii. 25.

Webster 1913