chaotic

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You go into a situation that's kind of chaotic, and you have to make snap decisions.

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  1. Resembling or of the nature of chaos; confused; without order. The chaotic tumult of his mind. Disraeli. Opinions were still in a state of chaotic anarchy, intermingling, separating, advancing, receding. Macaulay, Lord Bacon. The “Drama of Exile” … is a chaotic mass, from which dazzling lustres break out. Stedman, Vict. Poets, p. 128.

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  • You go into a situation that's kind of chaotic, and you have to make snap decisions. —  Madison.com - top
  • Meanwhile, as members of the Palin family's war viciously over "Trooper-Gate" and claims of Sarah's extramarital affair have turned the political race into a chaotic arena of threats, denials and vicious attacks by political black ops, The ENQUIRER has discovered shocking new details about the red-hot affair scandal! —  Gawker
  • Meanwhile, as members of the Palin family's war viciously over "Trooper-Gate" and claims of Sarah's extramarital affair have turned the political race into a chaotic arena of threats, denials and vicious attacks by political black ops, The ENQUIRER has discovered shocking new details about the red-hot affair scandal! timc, I have to admit that I'll be buying one tomorrow too. —  WordPress.com News
  • The scene outside was more chaotic, as protesters clashed with officers and broke through metal barriers. —  Philly.com - Latest Videos
  • The handling of her departure from government was widely seen as chaotic, our correspondent said. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
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  1. Irreg., from cha-os + -ot-ic, as in erotic, demotic, etc.; = D. G. chaotisch = Danish Swedish kaotisk = French chaotique = Spanish caótico.
 

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