/ Dictionary / Index E erratic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: er•rat•ic Pronunciation: (i-rat'ik), [key] — adj. deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer: erratic behavior. having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed: erratic winds. noting or pertaining to a boulder or the like carried by glacial ice and deposited some distance from its place of origin. (of a lichen) having no attachment to the surface on which it grows. —n. an erratic or eccentric person. an erratic boulder or the like. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: erratic (Thesaurus) errata erratum Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language