Etymology dictionary. 2014.
erratic — er‧rat‧ic [ɪˈrætɪk] adjective having no pattern or plan, making it difficult to know what is going to happen: • Erratic currency markets led to intervention by the major central banks. • the erratic performance of exports * * * erratic UK US… … Financial and business terms
Erratic — Er*rat ic, a. [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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Erratic — can refer to: *glacial erratic *erratic ant … Wikipedia
erratic — [i rat′ik] adj. [ME erratik < OFr erratique < L erraticus, wandering < pp. of errare: see ERR] 1. having no fixed course or purpose; irregular; random; wandering 2. deviating from the normal, conventional, or customary course; eccentric; … English World dictionary
Erratic — Er*rat ic, n. 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character. [1913 Webster] 2. A rogue. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) Any stone or material that has been borne… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
erratic — index anomalous, astray, broken (interrupted), capricious, desultory, disjointed, eccentric, inconsisten … Law dictionary
erratic — eccentric, odd, queer, *strange, singular, peculiar, unique, quaint, outlandish, curious Analogous words: aberrant, *abnormal, atypical: irregular, unnatural, anomalous: capricious, fickle, mercurial, inconstant Contrasted words: normal, *regular … New Dictionary of Synonyms
erratic — [adj] unpredictable; wandering aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, arbitrary, bizarre, capricious, changeable, desultory, devious, dicey, directionless, dubious, eccentric, fitful, flaky*, fluctuant, idiosyncratic, iffy*, incalculable, inconsistent,… … New thesaurus
erratic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not even or regular in pattern or movement. DERIVATIVES erratically adverb erraticism noun … English terms dictionary
erratic — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin erraticus, from erratus, past participle of errare Date: 14th century 1. a. having no fixed course ; wandering < an erratic comet > b. archaic nomadic … New Collegiate Dictionary
