See Also: disorderly(1)(dictionary)
disorderly(2)(dictionary)
disorderly(dictionary)
Disorderly market(finance)
disorderly conduct(encyclopedia)
Disorderly Conduct(law)
DISORDERLY HOUSE, crim(law)

disorderly(1) (iou)



disorderly adjective & noun. L16.
[from DISORDER noun + -LY1.]
A. adjective.
Opposed to or violating public order or morality or constitutional authority; esp. unruly, turbulent, riotous. L16.
disorderly conduct Law unruly or offensive behaviour constituting a minor offence. disorderly house Law a building in which disorderly conduct takes place, spec. a brothel. drunk and disorderly: see DRUNK adjective 1. idle and disorderly person: see IDLE adjective.
G. B. Shaw A gay, disorderly, anarchic spoilt child.
Marked by lack of order or regularity; confused, irregular, untidy. M17.
G. Berkeley A disorderly and confused chaos. D. H. Lawrence The long white locks fell unbraided and disorderly on either side of the..face.
b. noun. A disorderly person. E19.
disorderliness noun L16.