1
: engaged in conduct offensive to public order
charged with being drunk and disorderly
2
: characterized by disorder
a disorderly pile of clothes
disorderliness
noun
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Adjective
She was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
He was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
There may not be a more disorderly team in the NFL right now than the Tennessee Titans.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Whether this triggers a more disorderly unwind in gold remains to be seen, of course, and there's no telling how stocks might correlate to such a reversal.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Further, Trump’s executive order instructs these agencies to coordinate surveillance with public health and welfare agencies to address disorderly elements in communities, even when that person has not committed a crime.
—Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
There may not be a more disorderly team in the NFL right now than the Tennessee Titans.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Whether this triggers a more disorderly unwind in gold remains to be seen, of course, and there's no telling how stocks might correlate to such a reversal.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Further, Trump’s executive order instructs these agencies to coordinate surveillance with public health and welfare agencies to address disorderly elements in communities, even when that person has not committed a crime.
—Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disorderly
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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