Definition of disorderly Disorderly

/dɪsɔˈɹdɚli/ - [disorderlee] - dis•or•der•ly

We found 13 definitions of disorderly from 4 different sources.

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What does disorderly mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

disorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"
  orderly devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
  rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, boisterous, unruly violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
  mobbish, moblike characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless; "fanned mounting tension into mobbish terrorizing"; "moblike mentality"
  rowdy, raucous unpleasantly loud and harsh
  bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled, rough-and-tumble characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism"
disorderly - in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
  higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy
  untidy not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
disorderly - completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  chaotic
  wild deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • disorderly (Adjective)
    Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
  • disorderly (Adjective)
    Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
  • disorderly (Adjective)
    Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
  • disorderly (Adjective)
    Offensive to good morals and public decency.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • disorderly (a.)
    Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.
  • disorderly (a.)
    Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
  • disorderly (a.)
    Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies.
  • disorderly (a.)
    Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house.
  • disorderly (adv.)
    In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • disorderly
    Characterized by disorder.

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