chaotic
Filled with chaosFilled with chaos.
» It was pretty chaotic.
Meaning
4 sensesFilled with chaos.
chaotisch
хаоти́ческийxaotíčeskij, хаоти́чныйxaotíčnyj
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
chaotisch
хаоти́чныйxaotíčnyj, беспоря́дочныйbesporjádočnyj
Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions
Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
Examples
50 sentencesIt was pretty chaotic.
It can be chaotic.
The situation became chaotic.
Things quickly got chaotic.
It was a little chaotic.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), frFrom Late Latin chaoticus (“of or pertaining to the primordial state of the universe”), from Latin chaos (“chaos”) + -ticus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns); analysable as chaos + -otic. Doublet of gassy.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more chaotic, most chaotic| Comparative | more chaotic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most chaotic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- lacking a visible order or organization:helter-skelter
- completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing:disorderly
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form