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DISORDERLY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undisciplined and unruly
Example:
disorderly conduct
Classified under:
Similar:
boisterous; rambunctious; robustious; rumbustious; unruly (noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline)
mobbish; moblike (characteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless)
raucous; rowdy (disturbing the public peace; loud and rough)
bare-knuckle; bare-knuckled; rough-and-tumble (characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules)
Antonym:
orderly (devoid of violence or disruption)
Derivation:
disorderliness (rowdy behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
Synonyms:
chaotic; disorderly
Classified under:
Similar:
wild (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control)
Derivation:
disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)
Sense 3
Meaning:
In utter disorder
Example:
a disorderly pile of clothes
Synonyms:
disorderly; higgledy-piggledy; hugger-mugger; jumbled; topsy-turvy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
untidy (not neat and tidy)
Derivation:
disorderliness (untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance))
