Erratic

Quick meaning: Erratic is an adjective meaning Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

Meaning

Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

More Meanings

1. Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
2. (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
3. Anything that has erratic characteristics.

Example Sentences

erratic conduct

Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.

The term for a displaced boulder is an erratic, but in the nineteenth century the expression seemed to apply more often to the theories than to the rocks.

The V-2's directional system was notoriously erratic. In May 1947, a V-2 launched from White Sands Proving Ground headed south instead of north, missing downtown Juarez, Mexico, by 3 miles.

Word Forms

• erratick
• erraticke
• erratique
• erratics

Synonyms for erratic

Depending on context, synonyms include dropstone, mercurial, temperamental, unsettled, quicksilver, wandering.

Antonyms for erratic

Common opposites include consistent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fickle, unsettled, temperamental, undependable, changeful, wandering.

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