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
Synonyms
Examples of disorderly in a Sentence
Adjective
She was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
He was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday morning (June 20) for disorderly intoxication and trespassing, CNN reports.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 June 2024
The rapper, born Jacques Webster, was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 4:35 a.m. Thursday on the charges of trespassing after a warning and disorderly intoxication, according to the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
Rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday on a disorderly intoxication charge after allegedly yelling at people on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida, police records show.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 June 2024
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Adjective
Scott, whose legal name is Jacques Webster, was released from a Miami-Dade County jail after posting a $600 bond on trespassing and disorderly intoxication charges.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday morning (June 20) for disorderly intoxication and trespassing, CNN reports.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 June 2024
The rapper, born Jacques Webster, was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 4:35 a.m. Thursday on the charges of trespassing after a warning and disorderly intoxication, according to the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
Rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday on a disorderly intoxication charge after allegedly yelling at people on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida, police records show.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 June 2024
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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