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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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The release of the three men Saturday was particularly weighty in Israel because of the disorderly scenes that surrounded the release of two Israeli and five Thai hostages in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Signs of a disorderly transition are already evident.
—London Business School, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) barred Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) from further participation in a disorderly Oversight meeting after the latter repeatedly hurled insults about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The release of the three men Saturday was particularly weighty in Israel because of the disorderly scenes that surrounded the release of two Israeli and five Thai hostages in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Signs of a disorderly transition are already evident.
—London Business School, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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