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erratic

er·rat·ic [ i ráttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. inconsistent: not predictable, regular, or consistent, especially in being likely to depart from expected standards at any time
His driving tends to be rather erratic.

2. often changing direction: often changing direction and not following any definite course

3. geology carried and deposited by ice: describes a rock or boulder that was carried from its source by ice and deposited when the ice melted



noun  (plural er·rat·ics)
Definition:
 
geology rock moved by ice: a rock or boulder that was carried from its source by ice and deposited when the ice melted

[14th century. < Old French erratique< Latin errare "to wander"]

er·rat·i·cal·ly adverb
er·rat·i·cism [ i rátti sìzzəm ] noun
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