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List of meaning for erratic

unpredictable

erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)(adj)

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, planetary, wandering(adj)

having no fixed course

"an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"

erratic, temperamental(adj)

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

lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern

so far your effort to land a summer job has been very erratic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence

because of your erratic attendance at practice, you're in danger of being cut from the team

not staying constant

business at the fast-food restaurant has been so erratic lately that the manager never knows how much staff to have on hand

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

the animal's erratic behavior made her wonder if it was ill

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