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chaotic

American  
[key-ot-ik] / keɪˈɒt ɪk /

adjective

  1. completely confused or disordered.

    a chaotic mass of books and papers.

    Antonyms:
    systematic, orderly

Other Word Forms

  • chaotically adverb
  • nonchaotic adjective
  • nonchaotically adverb
  • semichaotic adjective
  • semichaotically adverb
  • unchaotic adjective
  • unchaotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of chaotic

First recorded in 1705–15; chao(s) + -tic

Example Sentences

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“Doing those sort of exercises and that level of planning in a way is kind of grounding, and makes things feel less chaotic.”

From Los Angeles Times

He described Ruben as "headmasterly" and said his impression of the summer camp was "definitely a bit chaotic but seemed entirely appropriate".

From BBC

A new cyberspace administration centralized the previously chaotic bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

These more chaotic moments of the game suited Casemiro who often read where the ball would land, winning second balls proactively.

From BBC

Anthropic once appeared as an also-ran in the chaotic race for AI supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal