"anarchic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ænˈɑː.kɪk/ [UK], /əˈnɑː.kɪk/ [UK], /ænˈɑɹ.kɪk/ [US], /əˈnɑɹ.kɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-anarchic.ogg [US] Forms: more anarchic [comparative], most anarchic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kɪk Etymology: anarchy + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anarchy|ic}} anarchy + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anarchic (comparative more anarchic, superlative most anarchic)
  1. Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy. Translations (relating to anarchy): anárquicu (Asturian), anàrquic [masculine] (Catalan), anarchistisch (Dutch), anarkia (Esperanto), anarkistinen (Finnish), anarchique (French), anarchiste (French), anárquico (Galician), anarchistisch (German), ainrialta (Irish), anarchiczny (Polish), anárquico (Portuguese), anarquista (Portuguese), anarhic (Romanian), анархи́ческий (anarxíčeskij) [masculine] (Russian), anárquico (Spanish), ácrata (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-anarchic-en-adj-0vQ2NK5B Disambiguation of 'relating to anarchy': 71 20 9
  2. Chaotic, without law or order. Translations (chaotic, without law or order): anàrquic [masculine] (Catalan), anarchistisch (Dutch), anarkia (Esperanto), anarkinen (Finnish), anarchisch (German), anarchikus (Hungarian), ainrialta (Irish), anlathach (Irish), turekore (Maori), anarchiczny (Polish), anárquico (Portuguese), anarhic (Romanian), haotic (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-anarchic-en-adj-vsUKL0vI Disambiguation of 'chaotic, without law or order': 2 95 3
  3. (somewhat derogatory, uncommon) Free-spirited; not bound by the rigors or expectations of society. Tags: derogatory, uncommon
    Sense id: en-anarchic-en-adj-Ez22izOh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 9 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 20 10 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anarchial [obsolete] Derived forms: anarchically, antianarchic

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      "word": "anarkinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "anarchisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "anarchikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "ainrialta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "anlathach"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "turekore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "anarchiczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "anárquico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "anarhic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "chaotic, without law or order",
      "word": "haotic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anarchic"
}

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