erratic

erratic
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. abnormal, eccentric, odd, capricious, queer, peculiar; wandering, off course; uncertain, changeable. See changeableness, irregularity, deviation. Ant., regular, dependable.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Strange]
Syn. eccentric, queer, irregular, capricious; see unusual 2 .
2. [Variable]
Syn. inconsistent, unpredictable, inconstant; see aimless , changeable 1 , 2 , random .
3. [Wandering]
Syn. shifting, directionless, unfixed, rambling; see aimless , wandering 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
straying, inconsistent, deviating, eccentric, irregular, unpredictable, unreliable, shifting, peculiar, wayward.
ANT.: consistent, predictable, unchanging
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without a fixed or regular course: devious, stray, wandering. See PURPOSE. 2. Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance: inconsistent, patchy, spotty, uneven, unsteady, variable. See CONTINUE, SAME. 3. Following no predictable pattern: capricious, changeable, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical. See CHANGE, CONTINUE. 4. Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang: kooky, screwball. British Slang: rum, rummy2. See USUAL.

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