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Learn “Erratic”

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Erratic

adjective/ih-RAT-ik/

Meaning

Not regular or predictable; changing in a way that has no clear pattern.

In context

His erratic marks jumped from high to low all term.

Remember it

Erratic shares its root with 'error' and 'erra' (wander) — it wanders about unpredictably.

Use it well

Use for behaviour, results, or movement that changes with no steady pattern.