ERRATICALLY Definition & Meaning

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erratically

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adverb

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.
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 51�Թ� Forms

nonerratically adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of erratically¹

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

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In Montreal, it was on the basis that he had driven erratically behind the safety car and engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct.

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Red Bull lodged a protest, claiming Russell drove "erratically" behind the safety car and displayed "unsportsmanlike behaviour", but it was rejected by the stewards.

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The force said cars were stolen and set on fire, motorbikes were being ridden erratically and bricks were thrown at officers, while wheelie bins and cars were used to block off the road.

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According to the Associated Press, Retton was pulled over on May 17 by police responding to a report about a Porsche being driven erratically.

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After moving to Brisbane, he was pulled over three times for driving erratically.

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