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erratic Definition


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erratic
adj
    1. Irregular; having no fixed pattern or course.
      Thesaurus: wandering, nomadic, rambling, meandering, roving, directionless, wayward, desultory; Antonym: straight.
    2. Unpredictable in behaviour.
      Thesaurus: variable, inconsistent, changeable, fitful, capricious, unpredictable, inconstant, fluctuating, shifting; Antonym: consistent, reliable, stable.
noun
    1. geol.
      A mass of rock transported by ice and deposited at a distance.
      Form: erratic block
      Form: erratic boulder
Derivative: erratically
adverb
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin errare to stray.



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