disorderly en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪsˈɔː.də.li/ (UK)
Etymology
From disorder + -ly (adjectival suffix) or from dis- + orderly.
Meanings
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Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
This one is surmounted by a clock-tower with a bent weather-vane - the latter being the only disorderly object in sight.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164:The books and papers are in a disorderly state.
- Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
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Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
The teacher sat at one end of the bench, with a meek little fellow by his side. When the others were disorderly, this young martyr received a rap; intended, probably, as a sample of what the rest might expect, if they didn't amend.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:disorderly people; disorderly assemblies
The Uganda Police Force described the planned protests as “potentially anarchic” in a statement on Monday, warning it “shall not tolerate disorderly conduct.”
2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN:
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Offensive to good morals and public decency.
a disorderly house
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more disorderly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most disorderly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
disorderly conduct · undisorderly · disorderlily · drunk and disorderly · disorderliness · disorderly house
Hyponyms
tousled · slommacky · wanton · wild · disorganised · lousy · scammish · shandy · frizzy · throughother · unneat · mismanaged · rummagy · unkempt
Relateds
Synonyms
tumultuous · chaotic · messy · disorderly · turbulent · ree-raw · tempestuous · riotous · tumultuary · untidy · sluttish · cluttered
Translations (32)
fr désordonné (not in order) · pt bagunçado (not in order) · ka მოუწესრიგებელი (not in order) · grc ἄκοσμος (not in order) · ga mí-iomprach (not in order) · ga mí-ordúil (not in order) · it disordinato (not in order) · ga trangláilte (not in order) · ja 無秩序の (not in order) · la incompositus (not in order) · ro dezordonat (not in order) · de unordentlich (not in order) · fa مغشوش (not in order) · tr darmadağınık (not in order) · uk безла́дний (not in order) · ga ainrialta (not in order) · ga caismirteach (not in order) · cmn 亂的 /乱的 (not in order) · ca desordenat (not in order) · pt desordenado (not in order) · hi अव्यवस्थित (not in order) · pdt onordentlich (not in order) · hi असंगठित (not in order) · tl halawhaw (not in order) · bg безпорядъчен (not in order) · ka უწესრიგო (not in order) · ru беспоря́дочный (not in order) · pl bezładny (not in order) · grc ἄτακτος (not in order) · ga mírialta (not in order) · tr karmakarışık (not in order) · ga clamprach (not in order)