disorderly

English

Etymology

From disorder +‎ -ly or from dis- +‎ orderly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɔː.də.li/

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Adjective

disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)

1. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

   The books and papers are in a disorderly state.

2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
3. 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.

4. (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.

   a disorderly house

Derived terms

• disorderlily
• disorderliness
• disorderly conduct
• disorderly house
• drunk and disorderly

 

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)

Noun

disorderly (plural disorderlies)

1. 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)

1. In a confused or lawless manner.

Anagrams

• disordrely