erratically

erratically
adverb unstet, flatterhaft
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er·rati·cal·ly
[erˈæ:tɪkəli, AM -t̬-]
adv
1. (inconsistently) unberechenbar, launenhaft
to drive \erratically ziellos herumfahren
3. (irregularly) unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig
the machine is working \erratically die Maschine läuft ungleichmäßig
to play \erratically unkonzentriert spielen
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[I'rtIkəlI]
adv
behave, drive unberechenbar

to work erratically (person) — ungleichmäßig arbeiten; (machine) unregelmäßig arbeiten

the erratically brilliant hockey team — die hervorragende, jedoch sehr wechselhaft spielende Hockey-Mannschaft

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adv.
unstet adv.
wandernd adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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