erratic

er·rat·ic

 (ĭ-răt′ĭk)

adj.

1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering: the erratic flight of a moth.

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

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

n. Geology

A rock fragment that has been transported by ice to a location other than its place of origin and that may range in size from a pebble to a large boulder.

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

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er·rat′i·cal·ly adv.

er·rat′i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz′əm) n.

erratic

(ɪˈrætɪk)

adj

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

2. having no fixed or regular course; wandering

n

3. (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

4. an erratic person or thing

[C14: from Latin errāticus, from errāre to wander, err]

erˈratically adv

er•rat•ic

(ɪˈræt ɪk)

adj.

1. inconsistent or changeable in behavior; unpredictable.

2. deviating from the usual or proper course; eccentric.

3. having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed.

4. (of a boulder, etc.) carried by glacial ice and deposited some distance from its place of origin.

n.

5. an erratic or eccentric person.

6. an erratic boulder or the like.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin errāticus=errā(re) to wander, err + -ticus adj. suffix]

er•rat′i•cal•ly, adv.

er•rat′i•cism, n.

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"

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

erratic

adjective

1. Without a fixed or regular course:

devious, stray, wandering.

2. Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance:

inconsistent, patchy, spotty, uneven, unsteady, variable.

3. Following no predictable pattern:

capricious, changeable, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical.

4. Deviating from the customary:

bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird.

Slang: kooky, screwball.

British Slang: rum, rummy.

Translations

مُتَقَلِّب الأطْوار، شاذ، شارِد

tilfældiguregelmæssig

erratischunstet

erratiqueirrégulier

reikull, óstöîugur

erraticostrambo

nepatikimasnereguliariainereguliarus

kļūdainsnepastāvīgsneregulārs

uberegnelig

nespoľahlivý

düzensizkararsız

不稳定的反复无常的

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

erratic

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

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

erratic

[ɪˈrætɪk]

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

2. n (Geol) → masso erratico

erratic

(iˈrӕtik) adjective

inclined to be irregular; not dependable. His behaviour/work is erratic. dwalend, swerwend, ongereeld مُتَقَلِّب الأطْوار، شاذ، شارِد непостоянен errático nestálý, nespolehlivý unstet uregelmæssig; tilfældig αλλοπρόσαλλος, αναξιόπιστοςirregular 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; uberegnelignierówny په ځان كې ورك، عجيب، سر كوته، سر ګردان، لالهانده نا معقول errático inconstant; ciudat беспорядочный nespoľahlivý nestalen haotičan ojämn, oregelbunden, nyckfull ไม่แน่ไม่นอน düzensiz, kararsız 不規律的, 不穩定的 чудний; розпорошений ڈانوا ڈول thất thường 反复无常的，不稳定的

erˈratically adverb

wisselvalligheid تائِه، شُرود непостоянно erraticamente nevypočitatelně unstet, flatterhaft uregelmæssigt; tilfældigt 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; uberegnelignierówno په نا منظمه توګه erraticamente (în mod) schimbător беспорядочно nevyspytateľný neurejeno haotično ojämnt อย่างไม่แน่ไม่นอน düzensiz bir şekilde 不穩定地，不規律地 чудно; розпорошено تذبذب کے ساتھ một cách thất thường 反复无常地

er·rat·ic

a. errático-a, que no sigue un curso o ritmo estable.