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caotico

/kaˈɔː.ti.ko/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,556

Meaning

chaotic; messy

  • full of confusion and disorder
  • very busy and hard to manage

In a sentence

Il centro è caotico il sabato pomeriggio.

The center is chaotic on Saturday afternoon.

Trovi questo ufficio troppo caotico?

Do you find this office too chaotic?

La mia scrivania non è caotica oggi.

My desk isn't chaotic today.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
caoticomasculine · singular
caoticafeminine · singular
caoticimasculine · plural
caotichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Used for traffic, places, situations, or organization.
  • Disordinato is more about untidiness; caotico stresses confusion.
  • Agree it with the noun: caotico, caotica, caotici, caotiche.

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