| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aimless | without clear direction |
| 2. | all over the place | highly disorganized or inconsistent |
| 3. | bizarre | very odd and unexpected |
| 4. | broken | interrupted and uneven |
| 5. | bumpy | uneven and full of jolts |
| 6. | capricious | changing suddenly without reason |
| 7. | changeable | likely to vary often |
| 8. | chaotic | completely lacking order |
| 9. | circuitous | taking a roundabout course |
| 10. | contrary | opposing what is expected |
| 11. | convulsive | marked by violent irregular movement |
| 12. | curious | unusual and hard to explain |
| 13. | desultory | lacking a clear plan |
| 14. | devious | not straightforward or predictable |
| 15. | discontinuous | not continuous or regular |
| 16. | disjointed | lacking smooth connection or order |
| 17. | disorderly | not orderly or controlled |
| 18. | drifting | moving without fixed direction |
| 19. | eccentric | unconventional and unpredictable |
| 20. | elusive | hard to predict or grasp |
| 21. | faltering | proceeding unsteadily |
| 22. | fickle | changing loyalties or preferences often |
| 23. | fitful | occurring in uneven bursts |
| 24. | flighty | fickle and hard to predict |
| 25. | fluctuating | rising and falling irregularly |
| 26. | fluid | not fixed or stable |
| 27. | fractious | irritable and hard to manage |
| 28. | fragmentary | incomplete and uneven |
| 29. | haphazard | lacking order or plan |
| 30. | helter-skelter | in wild disorder |
| 31. | hit-or-miss | sometimes successful, sometimes not |
| 32. | impetuous | acting quickly and rashly |
| 33. | impulsive | acting suddenly without thought |
| 34. | inconsistent | not staying the same |
| 35. | inconstant | not remaining the same |
| 36. | intermittent | stopping and starting repeatedly |
| 37. | irregular | not following a pattern |
| 38. | jagged | uneven with sharp changes |
| 39. | jerky | moving with sudden stops |
| 40. | labile | easily changed or unstable |
| 41. | lurching | moving with sudden sways |
| 42. | maddening | frustratingly unpredictable |
| 43. | meandering | following a winding course |
| 44. | mercurial | changing moods or behavior quickly |
| 45. | messy | disordered and inconsistent |
| 46. | moody | often changing emotional state |
| 47. | muddled | confused and disordered |
| 48. | mutable | liable to change |
| 49. | nonuniform | not consistent throughout |
| 50. | odd | different from what is usual |
| 51. | off-and-on | happening irregularly over time |
| 52. | off-kilter | out of balance or order |
| 53. | on-and-off | happening irregularly at times |
| 54. | oscillating | moving repeatedly between extremes |
| 55. | patchy | uneven or inconsistent in quality |
| 56. | peculiar | strange or unusual |
| 57. | perverse | behaving contrary to expectation |
| 58. | piecemeal | done in separate uneven parts |
| 59. | precarious | not securely stable |
| 60. | protean | readily taking many forms |
| 61. | ragged | rough and uneven |
| 62. | rambling | wandering without clear direction |
| 63. | random | without clear order or reason |
| 64. | refractory | stubbornly hard to control |
| 65. | roaming | moving about without pattern |
| 66. | rocky | unstable and troubled |
| 67. | roller-coaster | full of sudden ups and downs |
| 68. | shifting | changing from one state |
| 69. | skittish | nervous and unpredictably reactive |
| 70. | slippery | hard to pin down |
| 71. | spasmodic | occurring in sudden bursts |
| 72. | sporadic | happening at scattered times |
| 73. | spotty | irregular and inconsistent |
| 74. | stormy | marked by violent change |
| 75. | stuttering | starting and stopping unevenly |
| 76. | temperamental | unpredictable in behavior or performance |
| 77. | topsy-turvy | in complete disorder |
| 78. | turbulent | full of disorder and change |
| 79. | twisting | changing direction repeatedly |
| 80. | uncertain | not fixed or reliable |
| 81. | undependable | not reliably consistent |
| 82. | uneven | not regular or steady |
| 83. | unpredictable | not possible to foresee reliably |
| 84. | unreliable | not able to be trusted |
| 85. | unruly | difficult to control |
| 86. | unstable | likely to change suddenly |
| 87. | unsteady | not stable or regular |
| 88. | vacillating | swinging between choices or states |
| 89. | variable | liable to change |
| 90. | volatile | prone to sudden change |
| 91. | wavering | moving uncertainly back and forth |
| 92. | wayward | hard to control or predict |
| 93. | weird | very strange or unpredictable |
| 94. | whim-driven | ruled by sudden impulses |
| 95. | whimsical | acting on sudden impulses |
| 96. | wild | not controlled or predictable |
| 97. | wobbly | unsteady and likely to wobble |
| 98. | yo-yoing | moving up and down repeatedly |
| 99. | zigzag | moving with sharp turns |
| 100. | zigzagging | changing direction repeatedly |