26984 words

disorderly

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
untidy and badly organized:

Examples:

It's a disorderly sort of a house with books and papers lying around everywhere.
2
angry and violent:

Examples:

The police feared that the crowd were becoming disorderly and so they moved in with horses.
3
threatening the safety of people or the peace of a neighborhood:

Examples:

a disorderly crowd
He was charged with disorderly conduct.
4
not in any particular order; not neat:

Examples:

a disorderly desk

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