disorderly

disorderly
adj
1. confused, chaotic, all mixed-up, upside down, Inf. topsy-turvy; at sixes and sevens, muddled, jumbled, hugger-mugger, scrambled, tangled; disordered, out of order, out of place, disarranged, in disarray, deranged; untidy, cluttered, messy, disheveled, Inf. mussed up, messed up, ruffled up, rumpled, tousled, Chiefly Scot. Dial. toused; unkempt, slovenly, sloppy, shoddy, careless, slip-shod, poor.
2. unorganized, disorganized, unmethodical, unsystematic; irregular, indiscriminate, haphazard, random, aimless, pell-mell, helter-skelter.
3. unruly, undisciplined, disobedient, misbehaving; unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, intractable; rebellious, mutinous, lawless; violent, wild, unrestrained, rough, rough-and-tumble, rowdy, rowdy-ish, boisterous, noisy; tumultuous, riotous, uproarious, turbulent; distraught, upset, disturbed, turbid, perturbed, agitated, worked up, wrought up, Inf. in a stew.

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  • disorderly — I adjective aberrant, aggressive, agitated, anarchic, anarchical, anarchistic, barbaric, barbarous, bellicose, blustering, blustery, boisterous, brutal, careless, churlish, confused, contumacious, defiant, deranged, destructive, disagreeable,… …   Law dictionary

  • Disorderly — Dis*or der*ly, adv. In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. [1913 Webster] Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2 Thess. iii. 6. [1913 Webster] Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disorderly — 1580s, opposed to moral order, also opposed to legal authority; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ORDERLY (Cf. orderly) (adj.). The meaning untidy is attested from 1630s; the older senses are those in disorderly house, disorderly conduct, etc …   Etymology dictionary

  • disorderly — [adj1] messy, untidy all over the place*, chaotic, cluttered, confused, dislocated, disorganized, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, irregular, jumbled, mixed up, out of control*, out of line*, out of step*, out of whack*, scattered, scrambled,… …   New thesaurus

  • disorderly — [dis ôr′dər lē] adj. 1. not orderly; untidy; unsystematic 2. causing a disturbance; unruly; riotous 3. Law violating public peace, safety, or order adv. Archaic in a disorderly manner disorderliness n …   English World dictionary

  • disorderly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking organization; untidy. 2) involving a breakdown of peaceful and law abiding behaviour. DERIVATIVES disorderliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • disorderly — [[t]dɪ̱sɔ͟ː(r)də(r)li[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as disorderly, you mean that it is untidy, irregular, or disorganized. [FORMAL] There were young men and women working away at tables all over the large and disorderly room. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • disorderly — dis|or|der|ly [dısˈo:dəli US ˈo:rdər ] adj formal 1.) untidy or without any order ≠ ↑orderly ▪ clothes left in a disorderly heap 2.) behaving in a noisy violent way and causing trouble in a public place disorderly conduct/behaviour ▪ He was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disorderly — dis|or|der|ly [ dıs ɔrdərli ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a noisy or violent way: She admitted conducting herself in a disorderly manner. drunk and disorderly (=behaving badly because of having drunk too much alcohol): He was fined $100 for being… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disorderly — UK [dɪsˈɔː(r)də(r)lɪ] / US [dɪsˈɔrdərlɪ] adjective 1) not tidy The books were stacked in a disorderly pile on his desk. 2) behaving in a noisy or violent way She admitted conducting herself in a disorderly manner. drunk and disorderly (= behaving …   English dictionary

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