disorderly

Definition

  • adjective: causing a problem especially in a public place by making a lot of noise, behaving violently, etc.
  • adverb: in a disorderly manner
  • synonyms: amiss, amorphic, amorphous

Examples

  • A 'disorderly' [='disordered'] pile of papers covered most of her desk.

  • Two 'disorderly' [='unruly'] persons were arrested.

  • She was charged with being drunk and 'disorderly'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I've been asked out on dates before, and that's what it sounded like. Do you like seafood? I know a good seafood place. My third case was a drunk and disorderly. It lasted nine weeks. I rounded up people from the bar that night. Nine weeks on a D and D? What was the prosecutor offering? (..)
    1992 A Few Good Men