Associations to the word «Erratic»

Wiktionary

ERRATIC, adjective. Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
ERRATIC, adjective. Deviating from the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; odd.
ERRATIC, noun. (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
ERRATIC, noun. Anything that has erratic characteristics.

Dictionary definition

ERRATIC, adjective. Liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next".
ERRATIC, adjective. Having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond".
ERRATIC, adjective. Likely to perform unpredictably; "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.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy