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Definition of chaotic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chaotic

adjective
 
/keɪˈɒtɪk/
 
/keɪˈɑːtɪk/
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  1. without any order; in a completely confused state
    • The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour.
    • She had a chaotic personal life with a series of broken relationships.
    Extra Examples
    • It was really chaotic just before the show started.
    • Things can be a little chaotic in our house.
    • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.
    • Things often appear chaotic to the outsider.
    • Amid chaotic scenes in court, the long-awaited verdict was announced.
    • It's a bit chaotic around here at the moment.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from chaos, on the pattern of words such as hypnotic.
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