1
[ adverb ] away from the right path or direction

Examples

"he was led astray"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

He ran his string of successful conversions this season to 13 straight before one went astray last Saturday night in the 41 - 8 slaughter of Washington_State .

2
[ adverb ] far from the intended target

Synonyms

wide

Examples

"the arrow went wide of the mark" "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

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