adj

chaotic

kay-O-tihk

adj

Completely disorganised or in a state of disorder.

"The classroom was chaotic before the teacher arrived."

"It was a chaotic morning, with three deadlines all landing at once."

In science, describing a system so sensitive to its starting conditions that small changes produce very different results.

"Turbulent airflow is a classic example of a chaotic system."

How to Use Chaotic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMessy, disordered, hard to predict or control.

Common pairings

chaotic scene chaotic system chaotic mess

more chaotic comparative, chaotics plural, most chaotic superlative

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The classroom was _____ before the teacher arrived.

From chaos + the adjective-forming ending -otic, via Late Latin chaoticus.

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