anarchic

adjective

an·​ar·​chic a-ˈnär-kik How to pronounce anarchic (audio)
ə-
variants or less commonly anarchical
1
a
: of, relating to, or advocating anarchy
b
: likely to bring about anarchy
anarchic violence
2
: lacking order, regularity, or definiteness
anarchic art forms
anarchically adverb

Examples of anarchic in a Sentence

the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting
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The Pulp Fiction filmmaker sang the praises of director Todd Phillips' controversial comic book sequel Joker: Folie à Deux in an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis podcast, opining that Phillips adopted the anarchic spirit of the main character while helming the movie. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Starring as the eponymous judge, Newman helps weave a classic tale of the old west, but with a fresh, anarchic style to match the time in which it was made. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024 But for the foreseeable future, both will be struggling to make sure that the anarchic piece of geopolitical real estate between them does not undermine their national security. Kamran Bokhari, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2022 Deutsch argued that the countries of the North Atlantic region offered the most advanced form of this effort to dampen and even eliminate the anarchic causes of war. Karl Polanyi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for anarchic 

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from New Latin anarchicus, from Medieval Latin anarchia anarchy + Latin -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of anarchic was circa 1656

Dictionary Entries Near anarchic

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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarchic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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anarchic

adjective
an·​ar·​chic a-ˈnär-kik How to pronounce anarchic (audio)
ə-
: of or relating to anarchy
anarchically adverb

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