1
: engaged in conduct offensive to public order
charged with being drunk and disorderly
2
: characterized by disorder
a disorderly pile of clothes
disorderliness
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Adjective
She was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
He was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
But there were no disorderly queues among clubs aiming to secure Wan-Bissaka’s signature.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
Just as cooling a metal too quickly can trap its atoms in disorderly arrangements, restricting the algorithm’s explorations too soon can trap it in suboptimal solutions, called local minima.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Isabel almost immediately develops an intense dislike for Eva, a disorderly presence who disrupts the strictly regimented life Isabel has built for herself.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
But there were no disorderly queues among clubs aiming to secure Wan-Bissaka’s signature.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
Just as cooling a metal too quickly can trap its atoms in disorderly arrangements, restricting the algorithm’s explorations too soon can trap it in suboptimal solutions, called local minima.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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