Synonyms for erratically
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : ih-rat-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈræt ɪk |
Définition of erratically
Origin :- late 14c., "wandering, moving," from Old French erratique (13c.) and directly from Latin erraticus "wandering, straying, roving," from erratum "an error, mistake, fault," past participle of errare "to wander, err" (see err). Sense of "irregular, eccentric" is attested by 1841. The noun is from 1620s, of persons; 1849, of boulders. Related: Erratically.
- adv intermittently
- They found a place where saltpeter was very thinly and erratically distributed.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- If He is merciful at all He cannot be merciful only spasmodically, erratically, or temporarily.
- Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon » by Walter Adeney
- Halvard was propelling them vigorously but erratically forward.
- Extract from : « Wild Oranges » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- Down plunged the vanquished monoplane, spirally, erratically.
- Extract from : « Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. » by Percy F. Westerman
- The flat pointed head seems to be in contact with the ground or very near to it as the animal moves about rapidly and erratically.
- Extract from : « Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog » by Henry S. Fitch
- Erratically she responded to their promptings, trying not to be ruffled, but she could not reveal her heart.
- Extract from : « The Key to the Bront Works » by John Malham-Dembleby
- Thick scrub covered it, but erratically, so that here and there were little openings or thin places.
- Extract from : « The Land of Footprints » by Stewart Edward White
- Strung out in a straggling line of erratically progressing units, the men of Earth headed for the caves.
- Extract from : « The Giants From Outer Space » by Geoff St. Reynard
- Meanwhile the gravity potentiometer (gravy board) was changing its reading constantly and erratically.
- Extract from : « Unthinkable » by Roger Phillips Graham
- It has long been recognised that whenever woman does show a deviation from standards she is apt to deviate far and erratically.
- Extract from : « A Librarian's Open Shelf » by Arthur E. Bostwick
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