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View synonyms for erratically

erratically

[ ih-rat-ik-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a way that deviates from what is normal or proper:

    When other employees noticed she was behaving erratically, the store installed cameras and caught her stealing pills.

  2. without any definite direction or pattern; in an irregular or inconsistent way:

    The cyclone moved erratically westward and southward for two days while slowly strengthening into a tropical storm.

    Since I was fourteen I've kept a journal, albeit somewhat erratically at times.

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Other Words From

  • non·er·rat·i·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erratically1

First recorded in 1610–20; erratic ( def ) + -ally ( def )

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