anarchistic

English

Etymology

From anarchist +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌanəˈkɪstɪk/
• (US) enPR: ăn'ər-kĭsʹtĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌænəɹˈkɪstɪk/

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Adjective

anarchistic (comparative more anarchistic, superlative most anarchistic)

1. Of or relating to anarchism or anarchy.

   Synonyms: anarchistical, anarchical, anarchic

   • June 1888, Peter Kropotkin, “Are We Good Enough?”, in Freedom Press‎^[1], volume 2, number 21:

     One of the commonest objections to Communism is that men are not good enough to live under a Communist state of things. They would not submit to a compulsory Communism, but they are not yet ripe for free, Anarchistic Communism. […]

2. Anarchic; chaotic or free-spirited.
   • 2004, Todd S. Jenkins, Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, page 234:

     With the exception of the leader's boppish title tune, the album is filled with anarchistic jazz reduxes of Nichols, Ellington, Kurt Weill, and Cole Porter.

Derived terms

• anarchistically

 

Translations

of or relating to anarchism or anarchy

• Arabic: لَاسُلْطَوِيّ (lāsulṭawiyy)
• Belarusian: анархі́сцкі (anarxíscki)
• Bulgarian: анархисти́чен (anarhistíčen)
• Czech: anarchistický (cs)
• Esperanto: anarĥia, anarkia
• Finnish: anarkistinen (fi)
• French: anarchiste (fr)
• German: anarchistisch (de)
• Irish: ainrialachais (relating to anarchism)
• Luxembourgish: anarchistesch
• Polish: anarchistyczny (pl)
• Russian: анархи́стский (ru) (anarxístskij)
• Slovak: anarchistický
• Ukrainian: анархі́стський (uk) (anarxístsʹkyj)
• Yiddish: אַנאַרכיסטיש (anarkhistish)