disorderly

disorderly
I adjective aberrant, aggressive, agitated, anarchic, anarchical, anarchistic, barbaric, barbarous, bellicose, blustering, blustery, boisterous, brutal, careless, churlish, confused, contumacious, defiant, deranged, destructive, disagreeable, disarranged, discomposed, discontinuous, discourteous, disgraceful, disheveled, disjointed, disobedient, disorganized, dissolute, disturbed, explosive, fitful, fluctuating, froward, heinous, ill-mannered, immethodical, immoderate, impolite, improper, incendiary, incorrigible, indecorous, inflammatory, insolent, insurrectionary, intemperate, irregular, lawbreaking, lawless, licentious, loud, mannerless, misbehaved, misbehaving, mutinous, nihilistic, nonobservant, obstreperous, orderless, out of order, outrageous, quarrelsome, rackety, raging, rampant, random, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, resisting, restive, revolutionary, riotous, rough, rowdy, rude, ruffianly, savage, scampish, scandalous, slovenly, stormy, strong, tangled, tempestuous, tumultuary, tumultuous, turbulent, unauthorized, unbridled, uncivil, uncivilized, uncommendable, uncontrolled, uncourtly, uncurbed, undisciplined, uneven, ungenteel, ungentle, ungentlemanlike, ungentlemanly, ungoverned, unladylike, unmanageable, unmannered, unmannerly, unmethodical, unmitigated, unquelled, unregulated, unrepressed, unruly, unseemly, unsettled, unsteady, unsubmissive, unsystematic, untidy, untrained, uprisen, uproarious, violent, warlike, wayward, wild associated concepts: breach of the peace, disorderly conduct, disorderly houses, disorderly persons, disturbance of the public peace II index culpable, disjointed, disobedient, haphazard, lawless, licentious, perverse, slipshod, uncontrollable, unruly

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


disorderly
adj.
Contrary to standards of law-abiding, peaceful behavior.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • Disorderly — Dis*or der*ly, a. 1. Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state. [1913 Webster] 2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind. [1913 Webster] 3. Not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disorderly — Dis*or der*ly, adv. In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. [1913 Webster] Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2 Thess. iii. 6. [1913 Webster] Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disorderly — 1580s, opposed to moral order, also opposed to legal authority; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ORDERLY (Cf. orderly) (adj.). The meaning untidy is attested from 1630s; the older senses are those in disorderly house, disorderly conduct, etc …   Etymology dictionary

  • disorderly — [adj1] messy, untidy all over the place*, chaotic, cluttered, confused, dislocated, disorganized, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, irregular, jumbled, mixed up, out of control*, out of line*, out of step*, out of whack*, scattered, scrambled,… …   New thesaurus

  • disorderly — [dis ôr′dər lē] adj. 1. not orderly; untidy; unsystematic 2. causing a disturbance; unruly; riotous 3. Law violating public peace, safety, or order adv. Archaic in a disorderly manner disorderliness n …   English World dictionary

  • disorderly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking organization; untidy. 2) involving a breakdown of peaceful and law abiding behaviour. DERIVATIVES disorderliness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • disorderly — [[t]dɪ̱sɔ͟ː(r)də(r)li[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as disorderly, you mean that it is untidy, irregular, or disorganized. [FORMAL] There were young men and women working away at tables all over the large and disorderly room. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • disorderly — dis|or|der|ly [dısˈo:dəli US ˈo:rdər ] adj formal 1.) untidy or without any order ≠ ↑orderly ▪ clothes left in a disorderly heap 2.) behaving in a noisy violent way and causing trouble in a public place disorderly conduct/behaviour ▪ He was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disorderly — dis|or|der|ly [ dıs ɔrdərli ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a noisy or violent way: She admitted conducting herself in a disorderly manner. drunk and disorderly (=behaving badly because of having drunk too much alcohol): He was fined $100 for being… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disorderly — UK [dɪsˈɔː(r)də(r)lɪ] / US [dɪsˈɔrdərlɪ] adjective 1) not tidy The books were stacked in a disorderly pile on his desk. 2) behaving in a noisy or violent way She admitted conducting herself in a disorderly manner. drunk and disorderly (= behaving …   English dictionary

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