chaotic

[ key-ot-ik ]

/ keɪˈɒt ɪk /

completely confused or disordered: a chaotic mass of books and papers.

Origin of chaotic

First recorded in 1705–15; chao(s) + -tic

orderly, systematic.

cha·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb non·cha·ot·ic, adjective non·cha·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb sem·i·cha·ot·ic, adjective

sem·i·cha·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb un·cha·ot·ic, adjective un·cha·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb

The universe becomes a chaotic universe if you have a parent or authority figure who just punishes you totally randomly.

Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity |Caryn James |September 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Which brings us back to the chaotic scene at 26 Federal Plaza.

The Border Kid Crisis Hits the Courts |Caitlin Dickson |September 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, “the Father of the Constitution” stayed home to try to make sense of his notes of the chaotic Convention thus far.

James Madison’s Lesson in Delayed Great-ification |Kevin Bleyer |July 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bureaucrats confide that the reason ticket counters at train stations are so chaotic is to encourage bribes.

Delhi in Crisis: How Corruption Rotted a Great Capital |William O’Connor |May 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The PM clashed with the Election Commission, which argued that things were too chaotic for an election.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Toppled by ‘The Iron Triangle’ |Lennox Samuels |May 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The chaotic fringe plus manifesting kosmos constitute the absolute magnitude of the kosmos.

The Mystery of Space |Robert T. Browne
But that chaotic mass of ruin at our feet has yet a stormy tale to tell, so we descend into the valley of the Lycus.

The Walls of Constantinople |Bernard Granville Baker
Mercedes screamed, cried, laughed, and manifested the chaotic abandonment of hysteria.

The Call of the Wild |Jack London
"Good Hope" for all; for the best and the worstfor the whole miserable welter of this chaotic farce!

Visions and Revisions |John Cowper Powys
It was the result of the casual concurrence of chaotic opinions.

Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) |Various