chaotic
part of speech
adjective (chaotic, more chaotic, most chaotic)
meaning for a pupil
1) Chaotic means in a state of complete confusion and disorder, with no plan or control. tree →
2) (science) A chaotic system is one where tiny changes at the start lead to huge, unpredictable differences later, like the weather. tree →
sense 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 →
- The kitchen was chaotic after the party. tree →
- The Mad Hatter's tea party was completely chaotic. tree →
- Traffic was chaotic after the snow. tree →
- Weather is a chaotic system. tree →
- Our chaotic game of football had no rules at all. tree →
- 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 →
note
Noun: chaos (pronounced KAY-oss). Adjective: chaotic (kay-OT-ik). Adverb: chaotically. The ch sounds like k.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «chaotic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.