erratic
erratic definition
er·ratic (i rat′ik)
adjective
- having no fixed course or purpose; irregular; random; wandering
- deviating from the normal, conventional, or customary course; eccentric; queer
- Geol. designating a boulder or rock formation transported some distance from its original source, as by a glacier
Etymology: ME erratik < OFr erratique < L erraticus, wandering < pp. of errare: see err
noun
an erratic person
Related Forms:
- erratically er·rat′i·cally adverb
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