Added 9 October 2026
chaotic
/keɪˈɒtɪk/ adjective
Latin root: chaoticus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chaotic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Lacking a visible order or organization.
- Completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing.
- Of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions.
Origin
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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