anarchic

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

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

|Updated on: 25 Jul 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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the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting

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Detroit twirls a sign on the street to finance her radical artwork and dabbles in secret anarchic anti-corporate activism.

— katie walsh, kansascity, "‘Sorry to Bother You’ skewers corporate and cultural corruption," 12 July 2018
Still, their words, backed by often-daunting imagery and disturbing historical perspective (oh, those Belgians!), provide a haunting window into a deeply anarchic world too-rarely glimpsed.

— gary goldstein, latimes.com, "Documentary 'This Is Congo' views war-torn African nation through four lives," 28 June 2018
How did Twitter become the world’s most anarchic social media platform?

— felix salmon, WIRED, "Elon Musk and the Unnerving Influence of Twitter's Power Users," 5 June 2018
There’s a reason these playoffs are so anarchic in a way that directly benefited the Knights: the format.

— andrew beaton, WSJ, "How the Expansion Vegas Golden Knights Reached the Stanley Cup Finals," 24 May 2018
Mercury retrograde’s reputation for sowing chaos and frustration in our communication and messing up technology can give the impression that all retrograde periods are times of unfettered, anarchic destruction.

— claire comstock-gay, The Cut, "How Much Will Mars Retrograde Ruin My Life?," 26 June 2018
Any tendency toward order is contradicted by big-bang disruptions, anarchic social media and Donald Trump, whose life is a masterpiece of spots and jumps.

— lance morrow, WSJ, "Did an Ancient Greek Anticipate Trump?," 22 June 2018
Director KJ Sanchez skillfully guides the rich production, alternating anarchic pageantry with nuanced pathos.

— marcus crowder, SFChronicle.com, "Former ‘Sesame Street’ star makes Cal Shakes’ ‘Quixote Nuevo’ an instant classic," 18 June 2018
Ketchikan's anarchic waterfront once hosted perhaps the greatest concentration of dive bars in America.

— Anchorage Daily News, "A DIY trip through Alaska’s Inside Passage," 26 May 2018

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First Known Use of anarchic

1597

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: not following or having any laws or rules : wild and uncontrolled

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