— vagabondish , adj.
/vag"euh bond'/ , adj.
1. wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe.
2. leading an unsettled or carefree life.
3. disreputable; worthless; shiftless.
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vagabond: vagabond habits.
5. having an uncertain or irregular course or direction: a vagabond voyage.
n.
6. a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad.
7. an idle wanderer without a permanent home or visible means of support; tramp; vagrant.
8. a carefree, worthless, or irresponsible person; rogue.
[ 1400-50; late ME vagabound ( vagabond ) vagabundus wandering, vagrant, equiv. to L vaga ( ri ) to wander + -bundus adj. suffix ]
Syn. 7. hobo, loafer. See vagrant. 8. knave, idler.