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erratic
Overview of adj erratic
The adj erratic has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) erratic, planetary, wandering -- (having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond")
2. (1) erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver -- (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")
3. erratic, temperamental -- (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)
Antonyms of adj erratic
3 senses of erratic
Sense 1
erratic, planetary, wandering
INDIRECT (VIA unsettled) -> settled
Sense 2
erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA changeable) -> unchangeable
Sense 3
erratic, temperamental
INDIRECT (VIA unreliable, undependable) -> reliable, dependable
INDIRECT (VIA unreliable, undependable) -> reliable, dependable
Similarity of adj erratic
3 senses of erratic
Sense 1
erratic, planetary, wandering
=> unsettled (vs. settled)
Sense 2
erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(prenominal)
=> changeable (vs. unchangeable), changeful
Sense 3
erratic, temperamental
=> unreliable (vs. reliable), undependable (vs. dependable)
Pertainyms of adj erratic
Attributes of adj erratic
Domain of adj erratic
Domain Terms of adj erratic
Familiarity of adj erratic
erratic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj erratic
erratic
Grep of adv erratic
erratically
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