chaoticaladj.

Brit.

/keɪˈɒtɪkl/, U.S.

/keɪˈɑdɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French chaotique , -al suffix¹; Latin chaoticus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < French chaotique or its etymon post-classical Latin chaoticus chaotic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier chaodical adj. and later chaotic adj.

rare.

Of, relating to, or resembling chaos; chaotic (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > [adjective] > origin > specific

chaodical1651

chaotical1664

chaotic1690

relic1966

relict1967

the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [adjective] > relating to (first) formless matter

chaodical1651

chaotical1664

chaotic1690

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective] > in utter disorder

topsy-turvy1618

chaotic1688

chaotical1826

tipsy-topsy1826

upside down1866

topsy-turvical1882

1664 P. D. C. tr. N. Le Fèvre Compend. Body Chymistry II. 186 Lead..is never without some portion in it self of the two noblest Metals, indivisibly mixt in the Chaotical [Fr. chaotique] (if I may so say) and undigested matter of Lead.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 295 As by its presence in any part of the Chaotical Horizon it made Day, so by its absence there-from it caused Night.

1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1088 Treating of the Chaotical and Elementary Earth, he tells us of the great delight Nature takes in changing all things.

1776 W. Shrubsole Christian Mem. xviii. 111 Your conduct and system are chaotical and preposterous in the utmost extreme.

1826 N. T. Carrington Dartmoor Pref. 11 Beetling rocks hurled together in chaotical confusion.

1850 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 341 A brighter future will certainly emerge from the present chaotical state of Europe.

1927 Psychoanalytic Rev. 14 264 In the first dream there is a chaotical crowd, a compact mass symbolizing the status quo of my soul.

2000 K. M. Liimatta Woman as ‘Other’ 80 Ida's dreams represent this chaotical vision of history.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chaotical
释义	chaoticaladj. Brit. /keɪˈɒtɪkl/, U.S. /keɪˈɑdɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French chaotique , -al suffix¹; Latin chaoticus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < French chaotique or its etymon post-classical Latin chaoticus chaotic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier chaodical adj. and later chaotic adj. rare. Of, relating to, or resembling chaos; chaotic (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > [adjective] > origin > specific chaodical1651 chaotical1664 chaotic1690 relic1966 relict1967 the world > space > shape > lack of shape > [adjective] > relating to (first) formless matter chaodical1651 chaotical1664 chaotic1690 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [adjective] > in utter disorder topsy-turvy1618 chaotic1688 chaotical1826 tipsy-topsy1826 upside down1866 topsy-turvical1882 1664 P. D. C. tr. N. Le Fèvre Compend. Body Chymistry II. 186 Lead..is never without some portion in it self of the two noblest Metals, indivisibly mixt in the Chaotical [Fr. chaotique] (if I may so say) and undigested matter of Lead. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 295 As by its presence in any part of the Chaotical Horizon it made Day, so by its absence there-from it caused Night. 1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1088 Treating of the Chaotical and Elementary Earth, he tells us of the great delight Nature takes in changing all things. 1776 W. Shrubsole Christian Mem. xviii. 111 Your conduct and system are chaotical and preposterous in the utmost extreme. 1826 N. T. Carrington Dartmoor Pref. 11 Beetling rocks hurled together in chaotical confusion. 1850 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 341 A brighter future will certainly emerge from the present chaotical state of Europe. 1927 Psychoanalytic Rev. 14 264 In the first dream there is a chaotical crowd, a compact mass symbolizing the status quo of my soul. 2000 K. M. Liimatta Woman as ‘Other’ 80 Ida's dreams represent this chaotical vision of history. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1664
随便看	boardable boardandbat boardbag boardbill boardbuilt boardcloth boarded boarded up boarded-out boardedout boarden boardend boarder boardercross boarders boardfellow boardfence boardfencing boardform boardhead boardhouse boarding boarding foreman boarding knife boarding officer