strayest

Verb

stray (third-person singular simple present strays, present participle straying, simple past and past participle strayed)

1. (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
   • Thames among the wanton valleys strays.1642, John Denham, Cooper's Hill
2. (intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
3. (intransitive) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
     It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst...
4. (transitive) To cause to stray; lead astray.
   • Hath not else his eye / Strayed his affection in unlawful love,c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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