chaotically

/keɪˈɑtɪkəli/ adv C1 ✓

In a chaotic manner.

Word Origin Chaos in Greek was khaos, meaning a vast chasm or the primordial void before creation — not just messiness. So chaotically describes something done in a way that recalls that formless abyss. The word traveled through Latin and French, and by the 1600s it had shifted to mean utter confusion. The same root gives us gas (from Dutch, but ultimately from chaos, meaning 'empty space') — a surprising connection.

adv In a chaotic manner. C1 ✓

Papers flew chaotically around the office when the window suddenly blew open during the storm.

(副词) 混乱地;杂乱无章地

暴风雨中窗户突然被吹开时,文件在办公室里混乱地飞舞。

(adverbio) caóticamente; anárquicamente; desordenadamente [De manera caótica.]

Los papeles volaron caóticamente por la oficina cuando la ventana se abrió de golpe durante la tormenta.

(adverbe) chaotiquement; anarchiquement [De manière chaotique, dans le désordre et la confusion.]

Des papiers s'envolaient chaotically dans le bureau quand la fenêtre s'est brusquement ouverte pendant l'orage.

(Adverb) chaotisch; wirr [Auf chaotische Weise; ohne Ordnung oder Struktur.]

Die Papiere flogen **chaotically** durchs Büro, als das Fenster während des Sturms plötzlich aufging.

(副詞) 混沌として、秩序なく、無秩序な方法で。

嵐の中で窓が突然吹き飛んだ際、書類が混沌とオフィス中に飛び散った。

(advérbio) caoticamente; de modo caótico; em desordem [De maneira caótica.]

Os papéis voaram caoticamente pelo escritório quando a janela se abriu repentinamente durante a tempestade.

Word parts: chaot + ic + al + ly

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