anarchic
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adj
Freq #64646
Meanings
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1
adj
without law or control
the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic
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2
adj
Chaotic, without law or order.
Distinctions must be drawn here: love is anarchic, marriage is not.
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adj
Free-spirited; not bound by the rigors or expectations of society.
Lying is just another word for language at its most anarchic, free from any allegiance, or debt, to things as they are.
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adj
Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
Etymology
From anarchy + -ic.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· without law or control
anarchicallawless
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Derived forms
anarchicallyantianarchic