disorderly

²disorderly

adj

Definition of DISORDERLY

1

: engaged in conduct offensive to public order <charged with being drunk and disorderly>

2

: characterized by disorder <a disorderly pile of clothes>

— dis·or·der·li·ness noun

Examples of DISORDERLY

1. She was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
2. He was found guilty of disorderly conduct.

First Known Use of DISORDERLY

1555

Related to DISORDERLY

Synonyms: anarchic (also anarchical), lawless, lawbreaking, unruly

Antonyms: law-abiding, orderly

Related Words: defiant, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, refractory, riotous; undisciplined; criminal, felonious, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrongful; disobedient, froward, intractable, recalcitrant

Near Antonyms: lawful, legal, legalized, legitimate; amenable, compliant, docile, obedient, submissive, tractable

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