ERRATIC


Meaning of ERRATIC in English

[ ɪ'ratɪk ]

■ adjective not even or regular in pattern or movement.

■ noun (also ~ block or boulder ) Geology a large rock that differs from the surrounding rock, brought from a distance by glacial action.

Derivatives

~ally adverb

~ism noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. erratique , from L. ~us , from errare 'to stray, err'.

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