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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 mannerplay

2. in a manner suggestive of chaosplay

  Familiarity information: CHAOTICALLY used as an adverb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHAOTICALLY (adverb)


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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