erratic genius

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• erratic — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin erraticus, from erratus, past participle of errare Date: 14th century 1. a. having no fixed course ; wandering < an erratic comet > b. archaic nomadic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• strange — strange, *singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, curious can mean varying from what is ordinary, usual, and to be expected. Strange, the most comprehensive of these terms, suggests unfamiliarity; it may… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Desiderius Erasmus — Erasmus redirects here. For other uses, see Erasmus (disambiguation). Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 as depicted by Hans Holbein the Younger Full name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Born October 28, 1466 …   Wikipedia

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• Ricky Otto — (born 9 November 1967 in the London Borough of Hackney) is a former footballer.He began his career with amateur side Haringey Borough F.C., where his performances in midfield caught the eye of Leyton Orient. They signed him in 1990. His… …   Wikipedia

• Tommaso de Vio Gaetani Cajetan —     Tommaso de Vio Gaetani Cajetan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Tommaso de Vio Gaetani Cajetan     (Baptized GIACOMO.)     Dominican Cardinal, philosopher, theologian, and exegete; born 20 February, 1469 at Gaeta, Italy; died 9 August, 1534 at… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• pococurante — 1. adjective /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈræn.ti,ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈrɑːn.ti/ apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend. Syn: aloof, apathetic …   Wiktionary

• Cruise, Tom — (July 3, 1962– )    Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV,Tom Cruise dropped his father’s surname after his parents’ divorce when he was an adolescent. Cruise saw his father very little after that, until one final visit as his father lay dying of cancer …   The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick

• CELLINI, BENVENUTO —    a celebrated engraver, sculptor, and goldsmith, a most versatile and erratic genius, born at Florence; had to leave Florence for a bloody fray he was involved in, and went to Rome; wrought as a goldsmith there for 20 years, patronised by the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• rise — vb 1 *spring, arise, originate, derive, flow, issue, emanate, proceed, stem Analogous words: *appear, emerge, loom Antonyms: abate (sense 3) Contrasted words: ebb, subside, wane (see ABATE) 2 Rise, arise, ascend, mount, soar, tower, rocket,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms