— truantly , adv.
/trooh"euhnt/ , n.
1. a student who stays away from school without permission.
2. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.
adj.
3. absent from school without permission.
4. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a truant.
v.i.
6. to be truant.
[ 1250-1300; ME truan wretched, wretch ]
Syn. 2. idler, shirker, layabout, loafer, malingerer.