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- Dictionaryer·rat·ic/əˈradik/
adjective
- 1. not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable: "her breathing was erratic"
noun
- 1. a rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action: "the source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics"
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moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected: He drove in an erratic course down the road. She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Frequency & regularity - general words. (as) regular as clockwork idiom. -ly. clockwork.
1. : having no fixed course : wandering. an erratic comet. 2. a. : characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity. erratic dieting. keeps erratic hours. b. : deviating from what is ordinary or standard : eccentric. an erratic genius. 3. : transported from an original resting place especially by a glacier. an erratic boulder. 4.
The adjective erratic describes things that are unpredictable, unusual, and that deviate from the norm. An erratic quarterback might completely confuse his receivers waiting for a pass.
1. irregular in performance, behaviour, or attitude; inconsistent and unpredictable. 2. having no fixed or regular course; wandering. noun. 3. 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. 4.
Erratic definition: deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric. See examples of ERRATIC used in a sentence.
ERRATIC meaning: 1. moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected: 2. moving or behaving in…. Learn more.
erratic. adjective. /ɪˈrætɪk/ (often disapproving) not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely on synonym unpredictable. The electricity supply here is quite erratic. She had learnt to live with his sudden changes of mood and erratic behaviour.