erratic

er·rat·ic  (-rtk)

adj.

1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering.

2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity: an erratic heartbeat.

3. Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric: erratic behavior.

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[Middle English erratik, from Old French erratique, from Latin errticus, from errre, to wander; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]

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er·rati·cal·ly adv.

er·rati·cism (--szm) n.

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erratic [ɪˈrætɪk]

adj

1. irregular in performance, behaviour, or attitude; inconsistent and unpredictable

2. having no fixed or regular course; wandering

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a piece of rock that differs in composition, shape, etc., from the rock surrounding it, having been transported from its place of origin, esp by glacial action

2. an erratic person or thing

[from Latin errāticus, from errāre to wander, err]

erratically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	erratic - liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" mercurial, quicksilver, fickle changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"
	2.	erratic - having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" planetary, wandering unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
	3.	erratic - likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster temperamental undependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

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erratic

adjective unpredictable, variable, unstable, irregular, shifting, eccentric, abnormal, inconsistent, uneven, unreliable, wayward, capricious, desultory, changeable, aberrant, fitful, inconstant Argentina's erratic inflation rates
certain, natural, straight, normal, regular, stable, constant, steady, consistent, reliable, predictable, dependable, unchanging, invariable, undeviating

Translations

erratic [ɪˈrætɪk] ADJ [person] (by temperament) → imprevisible, voluble; (in performance) → irregular; [behaviour, mood] → imprevisible, variable; [movement, pattern, pulse, breathing] → irregular; [results, progress, performance] → desigual, poco uniforme
police officers noticed his erratic driving → los policías notaron que conducía de modo irregular
I work erratic hours → tengo un horario de trabajo irregular

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erratic [ɪˈrætɪk] adj [behaviour] → fantasque, inconstant(e); [driving] → imprévisible; [course, movement, flight] → irrégulier/ière

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erratic

adj → unberechenbar; progress, pattern, rhythm, pulse, breathing → ungleichmäßig; performance → variabel; movement → unkontrolliert; to be (very) erratic (sales, figures) → (stark) schwanken; erratic mood swings → starke Stimmungsschwankungen pl; his erratic driving → sein unberechenbarer Fahrstil; his work is rather erratic → er ist in seiner Arbeit recht wechselhaft; public transport here is very erratic → die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel verkehren hier nur sehr unregelmäßig; we work erratic hours → wir haben unregelmäßige Arbeitszeiten

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erratic [ɪˈrætɪk]

1. adj (person, conduct, opinions, mood) → incostante, imprevedibile; (results) → irregolare, discontinuo/a; (driving) → irregolare (Geol) → erratico/a

2. n (Geol) → masso erratico

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erratic [ɪˈrætɪk]

1. adj (person, conduct, opinions, mood) → incostante, imprevedibile; (results) → irregolare, discontinuo/a; (driving) → irregolare (Geol) → erratico/a

2. n (Geol) → masso erratico

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erratic

adj erratic [iˈrӕtik]

inclined to be irregular; not dependable His behaviour/work is erratic. dwalend, swerwend, ongereeld مُتَقَلِّب الأطْوار، شاذ، شارِد непостоянен nestálý, nespolehlivý uregelmæssig; tilfældig unstet αλλοπρόσαλλος, αναξιόπιστος irregular ebakindel نامنظم؛ سرسری epäsäännöllinen irrégulier לא יָצִיב अनिश्चित nepredvidiv, nepouzdan kiszámíthatatlan tidak tetap reikull, óstöðugur irregolare とっぴな 별난, 괴상한 nereguliarus, nepatikimas neregulārs; nepastāvīgs; kļūdains tidak menentu onregelmatig ujevn, uregelmessig; uberegnelig nierówny errático inconstant; ciudat беспорядочный nespoľahlivý nestalen haotičan ojämn, oregelbunden, nyckfull ไม่แน่ไม่นอน düzensiz, kararsız 反覆無常的, 不穩定的 чудний; розпорошений ڈانوا ڈول thất thường 反复无常的, 不稳定的

adv erˈratically

wisselvalligheid تائِه، شُرود непостоянно nevypočitatelně uregelmæssigt; tilfældigt unstet, flatterhaft ακανόνιστα, αναξιόπιστα irregularmente korrapäratult بطور نامنظم epäsäännöllisesti irrégulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן לא יָצִיב अनिश्चित रूप से nepredvidivo, nepouzdano szeszélyesen secara tidak tetap óreglulega, ójafnt irregolarmente でたらめに 괴상하게 nereguliariai neregulāri; nepastāvīgi dengan tidak menentu onregelmatig ujevnt, uregelmessig; uberegnelig nierówno erraticamente (în mod) schimbător беспорядочно nevyspytateľný neurejeno haotično ojämnt อย่างไม่แน่ไม่นอน düzensiz bir şekilde 反覆無常地 чудно; розпорошено تذبذب کے ساتھ một cách thất thường 反复无常地