erraticaladj.n.

/ɛˈratɪkəl/

Etymology: < erratic adj. + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. Wandering.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering

wanderingc1000

erringa1340

waggeringa1382

vagant1382

vagabond1426

erroneousa1464

fugitive1481

wavering1487

vagrantc1522

gadding1545

roaming1566

roving1576

straggling1589

rambling?1609

wagand1614

wheelinga1616

gadling1616

vagring1619

erratical1620

vaguing1627

erratic1656

planetical1656

waif1724

vagrarious1795

stravaiging1825

vagarious1882

pirooting1958

1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie ii. x. 200 This mans wit wanders with his erraticall Synode.

1647 J. Mayne Serm. against False Prophets 31 Those erraticall, uncertain, wandring night~fires..which shine only to lead Travellers out of the way.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. ii. 20 The Midianites especially led erraticall lives.

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

†a. Deviating from a given type. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective]

enorm?1518

enormousa1533

enormious1604

exorbitant1607

erratical1646

wanton1743

anormal1812

abnormal1817

freak-storm1898

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 95 And therefore come not forth in generations erraticall, or different from each other.

b. Guided by no rule, capricious, irregular, strange.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective]

uneven1390

irregular1483

scambling1592

prevaricant1644

eccentrica1649

vagous1660

erratical1698

scrambling1778

unregular1884

1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts iv. 105 Unhappy conjunctions oftentimes prove the consequence of such erratical motions.

1854 J. Ruskin Two Paths ii. 70 And enough bad teaching, to bring out very erratical results.

†B. n. = erratic n. 2.

Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > [noun] > of older astronomy

planetc1300

erratic starc1374

erring starc1449

seven starsc1530

straying star1585

wanderer1615

erratical1647

erratic1715

1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. clxxxv. 796 Were the scurvy position of ♄ in ♋ seconded with other malignant positures of the Erraticals.

Derivatives

eˈrratically adv. in an erratic manner; irregularly, capriciously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adverb] > without fixed course

mislicheOE

around1596

erratically1613

random1619

deviously1742

randomly1765

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > capriciously

unstaidly1556

fantastically1567

humorously1593

skittishly1598

fantasticly1599

garishly1606

humoursomely1653

whimsily1654

quirkishly1673

peevishlya1680

whimsically1711

fancifully1741

capriciously1746

flightily1780

erratically1861

tricksily1866

vagariously1892

quirkily1926

1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 99 Varieth their direction diversely, and erratically.

1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.

1861 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes xii. 427 The remainder of this year was spent somewhat erratically.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxiv. 166 The needle stirred, indeed, but erratically.

1884 H. Sturmey Tricyclists' Indispensable Ann. 12 The machine is made to steer very erratically.

eˈrraticalness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Erraticalness,..wandering Faculty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	erratical
释义	erraticaladj.n. /ɛˈratɪkəl/ Etymology: < erratic adj. + -al suffix¹. A. adj. 1. Wandering. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering wanderingc1000 erringa1340 waggeringa1382 vagant1382 vagabond1426 erroneousa1464 fugitive1481 wavering1487 vagrantc1522 gadding1545 roaming1566 roving1576 straggling1589 rambling?1609 wagand1614 wheelinga1616 gadling1616 vagring1619 erratical1620 vaguing1627 erratic1656 planetical1656 waif1724 vagrarious1795 stravaiging1825 vagarious1882 pirooting1958 1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie ii. x. 200 This mans wit wanders with his erraticall Synode. 1647 J. Mayne Serm. against False Prophets 31 Those erraticall, uncertain, wandring night~fires..which shine only to lead Travellers out of the way. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. ii. 20 The Midianites especially led erraticall lives. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 2. †a. Deviating from a given type. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective] enorm?1518 enormousa1533 enormious1604 exorbitant1607 erratical1646 wanton1743 anormal1812 abnormal1817 freak-storm1898 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 95 And therefore come not forth in generations erraticall, or different from each other. View more context for this quotation b. Guided by no rule, capricious, irregular, strange. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] uneven1390 irregular1483 scambling1592 prevaricant1644 eccentrica1649 vagous1660 erratical1698 scrambling1778 unregular1884 1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts iv. 105 Unhappy conjunctions oftentimes prove the consequence of such erratical motions. 1854 J. Ruskin Two Paths ii. 70 And enough bad teaching, to bring out very erratical results. †B. n. = erratic n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > [noun] > of older astronomy planetc1300 erratic starc1374 erring starc1449 seven starsc1530 straying star1585 wanderer1615 erratical1647 erratic1715 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. clxxxv. 796 Were the scurvy position of ♄ in ♋ seconded with other malignant positures of the Erraticals. Derivatives eˈrratically adv. in an erratic manner; irregularly, capriciously. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adverb] > without fixed course mislicheOE around1596 erratically1613 random1619 deviously1742 randomly1765 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adverb] > capriciously unstaidly1556 fantastically1567 humorously1593 skittishly1598 fantasticly1599 garishly1606 humoursomely1653 whimsily1654 quirkishly1673 peevishlya1680 whimsically1711 fancifully1741 capriciously1746 flightily1780 erratically1861 tricksily1866 vagariously1892 quirkily1926 1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 99 Varieth their direction diversely, and erratically. 1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. 1861 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes xii. 427 The remainder of this year was spent somewhat erratically. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxiv. 166 The needle stirred, indeed, but erratically. 1884 H. Sturmey Tricyclists' Indispensable Ann. 12 The machine is made to steer very erratically. eˈrraticalness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Erraticalness,..wandering Faculty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1613
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