stray
[ strey ]
/ streɪ /
verb (used without object)
noun
adjective
Origin of stray
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
strayen, aphetic variant of
astraien, estraien < Middle French
estraier < Vulgar Latin
*extrāvagāre to wander out of bounds (see
extravagant); (noun) Middle English, in part derivative of the v., in part < Anglo-French
stray, Middle French
estrai, derivative of
estraier
OTHER WORDS FROM stray
stray·er, noun un·stray·ing, adjectiveWords nearby stray
strawhat,
strawson,
strawweight,
strawworm,
strawy,
stray,
strayhorn,
strays,
strayve,
streak,
streak culture
Example sentences from the Web for straying
British Dictionary definitions for straying
stray
/ (streɪ) /
verb (intr)
noun
adjective
scattered, random, or haphazard
a stray bullet grazed his thigh
Derived forms of stray
strayer, nounWord Origin for stray
C14: from Old French
estraier, from Vulgar Latin
estragāre (unattested), from Latin
extrā- outside +
vagāri to roam; see
astray,
extravagant,
stravaig