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adjective
Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
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Woods birdied that 5th, but thereafter continued to be erratic with his driver and off-line with his putter.
So in a garden where the walls or fences are straight, the paths and other landscaping should be erratic, with sloping paths, curved hedges and arcing borders.
The automated analysis of visual data in real-life environments for animal and insect behaviour understanding poses several challenges for computer vision researchers because of the uncontrolled scene conditions and the nature of the targets to be analysed whose 3D motion tends to be erratic, with sudden direction and speed variations, and appearance and non-rigid shape can undergo quick changes.
Under stress, rigid families may become even more inflexible, authoritarian, and intolerant of deviations, whereas parental leadership in chaotic families can be erratic, with shifting roles, response styles, and family routines.
A little encouragement goes a long way, but be erratic with your encouragement so he stays on his toes.
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Kingston's night life is erratic, with clubs often having trouble surviving.
Jackson made the All-Star team for Detroit last season, but he has been erratic with the Diamondbacks, allowing 11 hits in consecutive starts early this season.
It did not end up that score, however, because the finishing of the 37 shots on goal was erratic, with passion overrunning thought, as it did on so many things this night.
"I'm not sure if he was trying too hard or what he was really doing, but he had one real good outing against the Mets and the rest of the time he was erratic with his command".
The sad part of Jonathan — and I should say one of the sad parts — is that despite all that talent and all that greatness, his career was erratic, with short-lived Jonathan Winters Shows now and again, hundreds of hilarious guest appearances, and some mildly funny stuff in movies — a medium that couldn't accommodate his great improvisational talents.
The supply of electricity has been erratic with hydro and thermal routes being the major contributor of the electricity generation.
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