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erratic
[ ih-rat-ik ]
adjective
- deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
erratic behavior.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: , ,
- inconsistent, irregular, or unpredictable:
Many factors affect purchasing power, such as inflation and erratic swings in the stock market.
- having no certain or definite course or pattern; 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.
erratic
/ ɪˈæɪ /
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
- ˈپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···· adverb
- ··· noun
- ԴDz··· adjective noun
- ܲ··· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of erratic1
Example Sentences
New alliances will form and intensify that seek to cut out an erratic US.
He's not the erratic winger from his Barcelona days.
His erratic and provocative behavior since he took office the second time has now raised the spectre of a new nuclear arms race.
Lawsuits and interviews The Times conducted provide a fresh glimpse into the extraordinary dysfunction inside Donda and the erratic behavior of its controversial founder that led to its unraveling.
Experts say many of the estimated million people living with this condition are "ghosts in the system", whose lives are being torn apart by poorly managed extreme suicidal lows or manic, erratic highs.
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