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erratic
English
Alternative forms
- erratick, erraticke, erratique (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin erraticus; compare Old French erratique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???æt?k/
- Rhymes: -æt?k
Adjective
erratic (comparative more erratic, superlative most erratic)
- unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
- Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.
- Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
- erratic conduct
Antonyms
- consistent
Derived terms
- erratical
- erratically
- erraticness
Translations
Noun
erratic (plural erratics)
- (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 372:
- The term for a displaced boulder is an erratic, but in the nineteenth century the expression seemed to apply more often to the theories than to the rocks.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 372:
- Anything that has erratic characteristics.
Synonyms
- (glaciers): dropstone
Translations
Anagrams
- Cartier, cartier, cirrate, rice rat
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frenetic
English
Alternative forms
- phrenetic (dated)
- phrenetick (obsolete)
- phrentic, phrentick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (phren?tikós, “delirious”), from ???????? (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from ???? (phr?n, “mind”). Compare frantic.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /f???n?t.?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)
- Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
- (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
- (obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
Synonyms
- frantic, frenzied
Related terms
- frantic
- frenzy
Translations
Noun
frenetic (plural frenetics)
- One who is frenetic.
Further reading
- frenetic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- frenetic at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- infecter, reinfect
Romanian
Etymology
From French frénétique
Adjective
frenetic m or n (feminine singular frenetic?, masculine plural frenetici, feminine and neuter plural frenetice)
- frenetic
Declension
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