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English
Etymology
From disorder + -ly or from dis- + orderly.
Pronunciation
Adjective
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
The books and papers are in a disorderly state.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164:This one is surmounted by a clock-tower with a bent weather-vane - the latter being the only disorderly object in sight.
- Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
- Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
- disorderly people; disorderly assemblies
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; , London: John Murray, , →OCLC: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.
- (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
a disorderly house
Derived terms
Translations
not in order
- Bulgarian: безпорядъчен (bezporjadǎčen)
- Catalan: desordenat
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 亂的 / 乱的 (zh) (luàn de)
- French: désordonné (fr)
- Georgian: უწესრიგო (uc̣esrigo), მოუწესრიგებელი (mouc̣esrigebeli)
- German: unordentlich (de)
- Greek:
- Ancient: ἄτακτος (átaktos), ἄκοσμος (ákosmos)
- Hindi: अव्यवस्थित (hi) (avyavasthit)
- Irish: ainrialta, caismirteach, clamprach, mí-iomprach, mí-ordúil, mírialta, trangláilte
- Italian: disordinato (it)
- Japanese: 無秩序の (ja) (むちつじょの, muchijo no)
- Latin: incompositus
- Persian: مغشوش (fa)
- Plautdietsch: onordentlich
- Polish: bezładny (pl)
- Portuguese: desordenado (pt), bagunçado (pt)
- Romanian: dezordonat (ro)
- Russian: беспоря́дочный (ru) (besporjádočnyj)
- Spanish: desordenado (es)
- Tagalog: halawhaw
- Turkish: karmakarışık (tr), darmadağınık (tr)
- Ukrainian: безла́дний (uk) (bezládnyj)
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Noun
disorderly (plural disorderlies)
- A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
1843, Parliamentary Papers, volumes 25-26, page 140:The police are allowed one shilling a-head upon all disorderlies who are discharged by the magistrates upon payment of expenses. The number so discharged are about a third of the number in custody.
Adverb
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- In a confused or lawless manner.
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