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# chaotic

adjective (chaotic, more chaotic, most chaotic)

«chaotic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chaotic means in a state of complete confusion and disorder, with no plan or control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#m1)
2. (science) A chaotic system is one where tiny changes at the start lead to huge, unpredictable differences later, like the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, a chaotic morning or classroom has everyone rushing and nothing in order. In Alice, the Mad Hatter's tea party and the Caucus-race are chaotic. In science, weather is chaotic, which is why forecasts beyond a week or two are hard.

### Examples

- The first day of term was chaotic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x1)
- The kitchen was chaotic after the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x2)
- The Mad Hatter's tea party was completely chaotic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x3)
- Traffic was chaotic after the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x4)
- Weather is a chaotic system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x5)
- Our chaotic game of football had no rules at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x6)
- The moon was not yet very high; it was besides rather foggy, so that in the darkness all objects seemed mingled in chaotic confusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/#x7)

### Note

Noun: chaos (pronounced KAY-oss). Adjective: chaotic (kay-OT-ik). Adverb: chaotically. The ch sounds like k.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chaotic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chaotic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chaotic.html) on Mova free.