Bad and Errant

Bad

Bad adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: stealing is just plain bad

Errant and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Errant" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Errant

Errant adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Usage example: what he considers to be no more than errant conduct toward women would be regarded as sexual harassment by most people

Bad and errant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Errant".

Nearby Words: erratic, errancy, errantly

Both words in one sentence

  • Conker's Bad Fur Day uses this, with water droplets sliding down the camera after swimming, or errant bullets causing cracks.
  • He then gets burned by an errant spark from the computer of said Rival which Strong Bad is refreshing.
  • Bald of Awesome Paul, second-in-command time ninja in Errant Story, may be one of the bad guys, but he's definitely awesome, and he tries (unsuccessfully) to stop Big Bad Anita from pursuing her plan for world domination, so he fits better here than in Bald of Evil.
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