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Definition of Erratic

1. Adjective. Liable to sudden unpredictable change. "A quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

2. Adjective. Having no fixed course. "A planetary vagabond"

3. Adjective. Likely to perform unpredictably. "That beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"

Definition of Erratic

1. a. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.

2. n. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.

Definition of Erratic

1. Adjective. unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent ¹

2. Noun. (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier. ¹

3. Noun. Anything that has erratic characteristics. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erratic

1. an eccentric person [n -S]

Medical Definition of Erratic

1. 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. "The earth and each erratic world." (Blackmore) 2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct. 3. Irregular; changeable. "Erratic fever." Erratic blocks, gravel, etc. Masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. Erratic phenomena, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface. Origin: L. Erraticus, fr. Errare to wander: cf. F. Erratique. See Err. 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character. 2. A rogue. 3. Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; especially, a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder. In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erratic

errand-ghost errand boy errand boys errand ghost erranded erranding errands errant errantia errantly

errantries errantry errants errata erratas erratic (current term) erratical erratically erraticalness erraticism

erraticisms erratick erraticness erratics erration errations erratique erratum erraunt erred

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