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ERRATIC
erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver
(adjective) 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”
erratic, temperamental
(adjective) 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
erratic, planetary, wandering
(adjective) having no fixed course; “an erratic comet”; “his life followed a wandering course”; “a planetary vagabond”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
erratic (comparative more erratic, superlative most erratic)
unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
Antonyms
• consistent
Noun
erratic (plural erratics)
(geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
Anything that has erratic characteristics.
Synonyms
• (glaciers): dropstone
Anagrams
• Cartier, cirrate, rice rat
Source: Wiktionary
Er*rat"ic, a. Etym: [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See Err.]
1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. The earth and each erratic world. Blackmore.
2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
3. Irregular; changeable. "Erratic fever." Harvey. Erratic blocks, gravel, etc. (Geol.), masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes.
– Erratic phenomena, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.
Er*rat"ic, n.
1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
2. A rogue. [Obs.] Cockeram.
3. (Geol.)
Definition: Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.
Note: In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
20 June 2024
INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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