erratically

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English erratic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English erratically From erratic + -ally.

1. In an erratic manner; unsteadily or randomly, unpredictably.

   “When I saw the other driver weaving erratically across the road, I decided to keep my distance.”

   “The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien.”