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erratic

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
1er·rat·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1erratic
Pronunciation:
\i-ˈra-tik\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin erraticus, from erratus, past participle of errare
Date:
14th century
1 a: having no fixed course : wandering <an erratic comet> barchaic : nomadic2: transported from an original resting place especially by a glacier <an erratic boulder>3 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>
synonyms see strange
er·rat·i·cal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of erratical \-ti-kəl\ adjective
er·rat·i·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of erratically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
er·rat·i·cism 
          Listen to the pronunciation of erraticism \-ˈa-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun


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