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CHAOTICALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chaotically mean?
• CHAOTICALLY (adverb)
The adverb CHAOTICALLY has 2 senses:
1. in a wild and confused manner
2. in a manner suggestive of chaos
Familiarity information: CHAOTICALLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a wild and confused manner
Context example:
the drugged man was talking chaotically
Pertainym:
chaotic (completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a manner suggestive of chaos
Context example:
the room was chaotically disorganized
Pertainym:
chaotic (lacking a visible order or organization)
Context examples
Hyperion (168 miles, 270 kilometers across) rotates chaotically, essentially tumbling unpredictably through space as it orbits Saturn.
(Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion, NASA)
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