chaotic
/keɪˈɑtɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.67 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
adj
Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
Example Sentences
- "Treating of the Expanſum, or Inferiour Heav'n, he ſays that according to the Moſaick Phyſiology, the Heav'ns, generated of the Abyſſine, or Chaotick Waters, are divided only into two Orbs, call'd by the names of the Superiour and Inferiour Heav'ns […]"
- "Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver said Tuesday that the federal assault charges filed against her a day earlier related to a chaotic melee outside an Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility are “absurd.”"
- "In theſe early and unrefined Ages, the jarring Parts of a certain chaotick Conſtitution ſupported their ſeveral Pretenſions by the Sword. Experience and Policy have ſince taught other Methods."
- "Our intervals of repose were now very short; for at 12ʰ 50ᵐ a.m., March 16th, another rush drove irresistibly on the larboard quarter and stern, and forcing the ship ahead raised her up on the ice. A chaotic ruin followed; our poor and cherished court yard, its wall and arched doors, gallery, and well-trodden paths, were rent, and in some parts ploughed up like dust."
- "Yes, there is death in this business of whaling—a speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity."
- "Eventually, the railway opened on Monday, December 14, 1896, with a universal fare of 1d. collected at the turnstiles, and conditions were immediately chaotic, as many passengers travelled round and round, and refused to leave the cars."
Etymology
From 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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /keɪˈɑtɪk/
- British English: /keɪˈɒtɪk/