erratic
[ ih-rat-ik ]
/ ɪˈræt ɪk /
adjective
deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer: erratic behavior.
having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed: erratic winds.
Geology. noting or pertaining to a boulder or the like carried by glacial ice and deposited some distance from its place of origin.
(of a lichen) having no attachment to the surface on which it grows.
noun
an erratic or eccentric person.
Geology. an erratic boulder or the like.
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erratic
/ (ɪˈrætɪk) /
adjective
irregular in performance, behaviour, or attitude; inconsistent and unpredictable
having no fixed or regular course; wandering
noun
a piece of rock that differs in composition, shape, etc, from the rock surrounding it, having been transported from its place of origin, esp by glacial action
an erratic person or thing
Derived forms of erratic
erratically, adverbWord Origin for erratic
C14: from Latin errāticus, from errāre to wander, err
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