anarchic

adjective an·ar·chic \ a-ˈnär-kik , ə- \

variants: or less commonly anarchical play \-ki-kəl\

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

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Definition of anarchic

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

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play \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Examples of anarchic in a Sentence

the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting

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During the drought, when the hive mind became convinced that California was about to turn into an anarchic desert hellscape, the sight of all these new trees going in was dissonant.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Farming A Warming Planet: An Interview Nathanael Johnson," 31 May 2018
Always up to offend, the group had an anarchic core from its early days that included improvising lyrics and purposely playing songs with no discernible beat or melody.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Anal C**t Guitarist Josh Martin Dies at 45," 30 May 2018
Cardiff Giant tilted left with hard-edged satire; the Neo-Futurists tilt toward the anarchic and are more avowedly meta-theatrical.

— mike fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jokes flow freely in Skylight's 'Urinetown'," 19 May 2018
That’s because the filmmakers aren’t content with containing their sprawling, anarchic and subversive hero in any conventional box.

— mark kennedy, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Snarky as ever, ‘Deadpool 2’ doesn’t disappoint," 17 May 2018
That’s because in the sprawling, anarchic and subversive world of Deadpool, even the boring end credits are studded with jokes and teases.

— mark kennedy, kansascity, "‘Deadpool 2’ and Ryan Reynolds keep the snark and the violence coming | The Kansas City Star," 17 May 2018
Revolt Again Alice Birch’s anarchic cacophony of a play reveals how our language invisibly but relentlessly steamrolls heterosexual interactions toward female objectification for male pleasure.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of March 18," 15 Mar. 2018
One of the earliest television shows broadcast in color, Rocky and His Friends was clever, fast-paced, and funny, appealing equally to little kids, urbane sophisticates, and anarchic beatniks.

— noel murray, The Verge, "Amazon’s Rocky and Bullwinkle brings back an old favorite… but why?," 11 May 2018
The first movie was anarchic, and a comedic breath of fresh air in some ways.

— nick vadala, Philly.com, "'Super Troopers' returns on 4/20, but the sequel might wreck your buzz," 18 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of anarchic

1597

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