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
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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Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
Smith, 26, a North Carolina native who appeared in the sixth and most-watched season of the dating show, was arrested Sept. 30 at a Gracie Abrams concert at the Coca-Cola Roxy and accused of being disorderly, Cobb County police said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
This is the latest in a series of disorderly trade policy moves that have stoked fears of tipping the U.S. economy into a recession.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
Smith, 26, a North Carolina native who appeared in the sixth and most-watched season of the dating show, was arrested Sept. 30 at a Gracie Abrams concert at the Coca-Cola Roxy and accused of being disorderly, Cobb County police said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
This is the latest in a series of disorderly trade policy moves that have stoked fears of tipping the U.S. economy into a recession.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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