Disorderly
[dɪs'ɔːdəlɪ] or [dɪs'ɔrdɚli]
Definition
(adj.) undisciplined and unruly; 'disorderly youths'; 'disorderly conduct' .
(adj.) in utter disorder; 'a disorderly pile of clothes' .
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Definition
(a.) Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state.
(a.) Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
(a.) Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies.
(a.) Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house.
(adv.) In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Immethodical, irregular, confused, not in order.[2]. Lawless, rebellious, turbulent, unruly, tumultuous.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ORDERLY]
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Examples
- Every tenet will be adopted that best suits the disorderly affections of the human frame. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In those disorderly times, every great landlord was a sort of petty prince. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In Italy also the Austrian armies were in a state of disorderly retreat. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was making some disorderly preparations for coffee, when Bradley came from the window and put on his outer coat and hat. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In those disorderly times, it might have been extremely inconvenient to have left them to seek this sort of justice from any other tribunal. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They were excessively bare and disorderly, and the curtain to my window was fastened up with a fork. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Soon we heard their disorderly clamour, the barbarian shouts, the untimed step of thousands coming on in disarray. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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