anarchic
adjective
an·ar·chic
a-ˈnär-kik 
ə-
variants
or less commonly anarchical
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
Examples of anarchic in a Sentence
the citywide blackouts caused anarchic looting and rioting
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The Pulp Fiction filmmaker sang the praises of director Todd Phillips' controversial comic book sequel Joker: Folie à Deux in an appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis podcast, opining that Phillips adopted the anarchic spirit of the main character while helming the movie.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Starring as the eponymous judge, Newman helps weave a classic tale of the old west, but with a fresh, anarchic style to match the time in which it was made.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
But for the foreseeable future, both will be struggling to make sure that the anarchic piece of geopolitical real estate between them does not undermine their national security.
—Kamran Bokhari, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2022
Deutsch argued that the countries of the North Atlantic region offered the most advanced form of this effort to dampen and even eliminate the anarchic causes of war.
—Karl Polanyi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Starring as the eponymous judge, Newman helps weave a classic tale of the old west, but with a fresh, anarchic style to match the time in which it was made.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
But for the foreseeable future, both will be struggling to make sure that the anarchic piece of geopolitical real estate between them does not undermine their national security.
—Kamran Bokhari, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2022
Deutsch argued that the countries of the North Atlantic region offered the most advanced form of this effort to dampen and even eliminate the anarchic causes of war.
—Karl Polanyi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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“Anarchic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarchic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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