disorderly

[ dis-awr-der-lee ]

/ dɪsˈɔr dər li /

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adjective

characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.

unruly; turbulent; tumultuous: a disorderly mob.

Law. contrary to public order or morality.

adverb

in a disorderly manner.

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Origin of disorderly

First recorded in 1555–65; dis-¹ + orderly

OTHER WORDS FROM disorderly

dis·or·der·li·ness, nounun·dis·or·der·ly, adjective

Words nearby disorderly

disomic, disoperation, disopyramide, disorder, disordered, disorderly, disorderly conduct, disorderly house, disorderly person, disorder of sex development, disorganization

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How to use disorderly in a sentence

Biggs — facing counts of obstructing an official proceeding of Congress, illegal entry and disorderly conduct on restricted Capitol grounds — is the latest Proud Boys member to be charged in the storming of the Capitol.
Proud Boys organizer Joe Biggs arrested as FBI alleges more possible planning in U.S. Capitol breach|Spencer Hsu|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
He is charged with one count of knowingly entering a restricted building and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct.
Here are some of the people charged since a mob breached the Capitol|Washington Post Staff|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Evans has been charged with knowingly entering or remaining on restricted grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
The Capitol rioters put themselves all over social media. Now they’re getting arrested.|Sara Morrison|January 12, 2021|Vox
He has been arrested on charges of trespassing on the Capitol grounds, entering the Capitol violently, and disorderly conduct.
Fake photo falsely shows D.C. trans woman in U.S. Capitol with rioters|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|January 11, 2021|Washington Blade

Larry Rendell Brock, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, was arrested in Texas and charged with one count of knowingly entering a restricted building and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct, prosecutors said.
Two men who allegedly held zip ties in Capitol during riots being investigated by U.S. counterterrorism prosecutors|Spencer Hsu, Meryl Kornfield, Paulina Villegas, Dan Lamothe|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
In 2007, at Jamaica high school in Queens, teachers started calling 911 to get police to help them deal with disorderly students.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Add to that a batch of misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges and a few felony drug raps, and it was time to move.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A new book about Victorian-era London reminds us that unregulated, disorderly places grow into great metropolises.
Great Cities are Born Filthy|Will Doig|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Petit turned himself over to police and was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing.
We Should Applaud the World Trade Center Jumpers, Not Prosecute Them|Justin Miller|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct in New Orleans.
Church of Scientology Details Error in Lawrence Wright’s Book|Karen Pouw|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even in 1668 the Glovers are compelled to take into account “the disorderly manner of making wardens.”
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
The rapid movements of the British turned the retreat of the enemy into a disorderly and desperate flight.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
In the year 1903 the chronic trouble among these disorderly elements blazed up in a notable conflagration.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
It is just the disorderly proliferation of Bromstead over again, in lives instead of in houses.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
I found Kitty quite as she had been in her youth at home, as careless and wild, as disorderly and as full of good-heartedness.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for disorderly

disorderly

/ (dɪsˈɔːdəlɪ) /

adjective

untidy; irregular

uncontrolled; unruly

law violating public peace or order

adverb

in an irregular or confused manner

Derived forms of disorderly

disorderliness, noun

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