chaotic

Pronunciation: /keɪˈɒtɪk/

The English word “chaotic” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

Filled with chaos.
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.

noun

A character having a chaotic alignment.

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.

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