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adjective
- 1. lacking organization; untidy: "his life was as disorderly as ever" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / dɪˈsɔː.d ə l.i / us / dɪˈsɔːr.dɚ.li / disorderly adjective (CONFUSED) Add to word list. untidy and badly organized: It's a disorderly sort of a house with books and papers lying around everywhere. Synonyms. chaotic. confused. higgledy-piggledy informal. topsy-turvy informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of DISORDERLY is in a disorderly manner. How to use disorderly in a sentence.
If you describe someone as disorderly, you mean that they are behaving in a noisy, rude, or violent way in public. You can also describe a place or event as disorderly if the people there behave in this way.
Something that's disorderly is chaotic and messy, or unruly and out of control. A disorderly classroom might be the result of the teacher leaving for several minutes to answer a phone call.
disorderly adjective (ANGRY) angry and violent: The police feared that the crowd was becoming disorderly and so they moved in with horses. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Social order & disorder. anarchic. anarchism. anarchist. anarchistic.
What does the word disorderly mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word disorderly, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. disorderly has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. medicine (mid 1600s) law (mid 1700s) Entry status.
Definition of disorderly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DISORDERLY definition: 1. behaving badly by being noisy or violent: 2. untidy. Learn more.
Disorderly definition: characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused. See examples of DISORDERLY used in a sentence.
Define disorderly. disorderly synonyms, disorderly pronunciation, disorderly translation, English dictionary definition of disorderly. adj. 1. Lacking regular or logical order or arrangement: a disorderly pile of clothes. 2. Undisciplined; unruly: disorderly youths. 3. Law Disturbing the...