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erratic | aberrate |

As an adjective erratic

is unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

As a noun erratic

is (geology) a rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.

As a verb aberrate is

(lbl) to go astray; to diverge; to deviate (from); deviate from .

erratic

English

Alternative forms

* erratick, erraticke, erratique (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
    • Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.
  • Deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; odd.
    • erratic conduct

    Derived terms

    * erratically

    Antonyms

    * consistent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • Anything that has erratic characteristics.

    • Anagrams

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    aberrate

    English

    Verb

    (aberrat)
  • (lbl) To go astray; to diverge; to deviate (from); deviate from.
  • * (rfdate) De Quincey
    • Their own defective and aberrating vision.
  • (lbl) To distort; to cause aberration of.

    • Usage notes

    * The transitive sense is chiefly used in the past tense (as aberrated ).

    Related terms

    * aberr * aberrance * aberrant * aberration

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