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  1. 1. a. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Irregular; changeable. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A rogue. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. having no fixed course Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. likely to perform unpredictably Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. The earth and each erratic world. Blackmore. 2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct. 3. Irregular; changeable. "Erratic fever." Harvey. Erratic blocks, gravel, etc. (Geol.), masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. -- Erratic phenomena, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface. 1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character. 2. A rogue. [Obs.] Cockeram. 3. (Geol.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder. Note: In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift. Source: webster
  11. 11. Any stone or material that has been borne away from itsoriginal site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment ofrock; a bowlder. Source: adambom
  12. 12. j:100 s. liable to sudden unpredictable change s. having no fixed course s. likely to perform unpredictably; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't" Source: ecdict

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