adj
noun
Freq #19470
Meanings
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1
adj
Messy or untidy; not properly arranged.
Papers and books lay in a disorderly heap on his desk.
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2
adj
Behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way; not obeying rules or laws.
He was arrested for disorderly behaviour outside the bar.
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Etymology
From disorder + -ly (adjectival suffix) or from dis- + orderly.