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# chaotically

adverb (chaotically); adjective chaotic; noun chaos

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

## Everyday

In a very messy, confused and disorganised way, with no order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotically/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life it describes busy, out-of-control scenes like a party or a classroom. In science, chaos theory studies systems that seem to change chaotically. Phrases: "run around chaotically", "chaotically organised".

### Examples

- The puppies ran chaotically around the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotically/#x1)
- Toys were scattered chaotically across the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotically/#x2)
- The game ended chaotically when the ball went over the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotically/#x3)
- Traffic moved chaotically after the lights failed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotically/#x4)
- The crowd pushed chaotically towards the exit, which was dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaotically/#x5)

### Note

Pronounced "kay-OT-ik-lee", with a hard k sound at the start. Adverbs from "-ic" adjectives end in "-ically": chaotic, chaotically. In an emergency it is safer to move calmly, not chaotically.

## On Mova

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