Erratic
Erratic , adjective
[Latin erraticus, from errare to wander: compare French erratique. See Err.]
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.
2.
Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
3.
Irregular; changeable.
Erratic fever.
Collocations (2)
Erratic blocks or gravel, etc. (Geology) , 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.
Erratic , noun
1.
One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
2.
A rogue. [Obsolete] — Cockeram
3.
(Geology) 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.
In the plural the term is applied especially to the loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface, including what is called drift.