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erratic

/ɪˈɹætɪk/ adjective C1
  1. Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent. · Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.· When we found you on the street, your behavior was all erratic and it seemed like you were having a panic attack.
  2. Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd. · erratic conduct
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But that Mycroft should break out in this erratic fashion!
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 2 · B2
“And now,” said he, “it really would be a good thing that we should all go over the house together and make certain that this rather erratic burglar did not, after all, carry anything away with him.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 43 · B2

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