ERRATIC | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Erratic

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French erratique, from Latin erraticus, from errare ‘to stray, err’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪˈratɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

Short Definition:

not even or regular in pattern or movement

Examples:
  • her breathing was erratic

Word: Erratic

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪˈratɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action

Short Definition:

rock or boulder that differs from surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from distance by glacial action

Examples:
  • the source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics
Variant Forms:
  • erratic block
  • boulder

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