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disorderly

[ dis-awr-der-lee ]

adjective

  1. characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused:

    a disorderly desk.

  2. a disorderly mob.

  3. Law. contrary to public order or morality.


adverb

  1. in a disorderly manner.

disorderly

/ ɪˈɔːəɪ /

adjective

  1. untidy; irregular
  2. uncontrolled; unruly
  3. law violating public peace or order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in an irregular or confused manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈǰԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·ǰd··Ա noun
  • ܲd·ǰd· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disorderly1

First recorded in 1555–65; dis- 1 + orderly
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Straka was pardoned by Trump in January after being convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.

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Economists agree that no nation benefits — at least in the short term — from the Trump administration’s disorderly tariff rollout.

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The pair had been accused of breaking the university's student code of conduct by disrupting a business meeting and "behaving in an intimidating and disorderly manner" towards staff on 22 May.

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In 1768, regulars from the British Army were sent to an increasingly disorderly Massachusetts colony.

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He's been arrested multiple times in Nashville for disorderly conduct, most recently in April of last year.

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