erratically
/ɪˈɹæt.ɪk.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an erratic manner; unsteadily or randomly, unpredictably.
Example Sentences
- "When I saw the other driver weaving erratically across the road, I decided to keep my distance."
- "The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien."
- "Her friends had noticed that Sophia had been behaving erratically over the last few days. Sophia had disclosed that she had bipolar disorder just a few days before, so it was not new, but her friends were still worried."
Etymology
Etymology tree Classical Latin errāticusbor. Old French erratique Middle French erratiquebor. Classical Latin errāticusbor. Middle English erratik English erratic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English erratically From erratic + -ally.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈɹæt.ɪk.li/
Inflected Forms
more erratically (comparative)
most erratically (superlative)