Definition of eratic
1. erratic [ a ] liable to sudden unpredictable change
Examples:
"erratic behavior"
"fickle weather"
"mercurial twists of temperament"
"a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)
The liquid phase photochemical_exchange between chlorine and carbon_tetrachloride was more reproducible than the thermal exchange , although still erratic .
Synonyms erratic mercurial quicksilver fickle Related Terms changeable2. erratic [ a ] having no fixed course
Examples:
"an erratic comet"
"his life followed a wandering course"
"a planetary vagabond"
3. erratic [ a ] likely to perform unpredictably
Examples:
"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
Similar Spelling
erraticerotic
erotica
eroticism
erethism
Erithacus
Erethizon
eradicate
| Definition of errancy |
| Definition of errand |
| Definition of errand_boy |
| Definition of errant |
| Definition of erratic |
| Definition of erratically |
| Definition of erratum |
| Definition of erreminise |
| Definition of errhine |
