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erratic

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  1. strange               
 
er.rat.ic \ir-'at-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ \-'at-*-.siz-*m\ aj [ME, fr. 
   MF or L; MF erratique, fr. L erraticus, fr. erratus,] pp. of errare 1a: 
   having no fixed course : WANDERING {an ~ comet}  archaic  1b: NOMADIC  2: 
   transported from an original resting place esp. by a glacier {~  boulder} 
   3a: characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity  3b: 
   deviating from what is ordinary or standard : ECCENTRIC  - erratic n