Erratic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈrætɪk/
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Alternative forms

• erratick, erraticke, erratique obsolete

Origin

From Old French erratique, from Latin erraticus.

Full definition of erratic

Adjective

1. unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistentHenry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.
2. Deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; odd.erratic conduct

Derived terms

• erratically

Antonyms

• consistent

Noun

1. (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
• 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 372: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.
2. Anything that has erratic characteristics.

Anagrams

• cirrate, rice rat