DISORDERLY


Meaning of DISORDERLY in English

I. “+ adverb

Etymology: dis- (I) + orderly (adverb)

archaic : in a disorderly manner : without law or order : irregularly , confusedly , turbulently

II. adjective

Etymology: dis- (I) + orderly (adjective)

1.

a. : not complying with the restraints of law and order : unruly , turbulent

a weak government and a disorderly people

b. : constituting a public nuisance by reason of behavior that violates public order or is offensive to public decency ; especially of a person : guilty of disorderly conduct

2. : not in order : marked by disorder : disarranged : lacking a reasonable or apparent system

a disorderly array of books

romantic artists were rather expected to live disorderly lives at odds with God, man, the Devil, and various mistresses — New Yorker

help correct disorderly market conditions — Federal Reserve System

the usual disorderly bustle that masks the deadly efficiency of the French people — Osbert Sitwell

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.