disorderly
1
4.5
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɔrdərli/
- I implored my mother, Susanne Kayyali, to fly up from Miami twice to help me with placing the disorderly files into chronological order in legal-sized boxes.
- disorderly retreat
Examples
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Elections, Park argued, were disorderly, disruptive, and wasteful, and party politics only deepened social fissures.
Academic text (2018) -
The disorderly clamor of people and animals finally intruded on her concentration.
Fiction book (1993) -
The fireplace is not the problem; the problem is the disorderly arrangement of everything else in the room.
Blog text (25) -
"In my mind's eye, I could see him rummaging around on his disorderly desk."
Fiction book (1992) -
It's absurd, confused, random, disorderly, and deeply unpleasant.
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But Todywalla, sitting in his disorderly office, said bluntly, "Sell that house!"
Fiction book (1994) -
Shan, the little girl, and Shan's animals followed in a disorderly clump.
Fiction book (1993) -
After their defeat at Toledo, the Republican troops had panicked and beaten a disorderly retreat.
Academic text (1992) -
After the party, the living room was left in a disorderly state, with clothes and cups scattered everywhere.
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The children's toys were disorderly, making it difficult to walk through the playroom without tripping.
Synonyms
204
1.0
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
37
3.1
Not in a clear order or plan
19
6.1
Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them
19
3.6
Not in order and difficult to understand or use
18
3.8
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
18
3.0
Mixed up in a confused way
13
6.0
Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around
12
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
11
1.0
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
9
7.5
Mixed up and in a messy, confused state
6
3.8
Not in a clear order and often messy
5
1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
4
7.3
In a confused, messy way with no order
2
4.8
Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays
1
3.9
Not put in any order
1
8.7
Very badly organized and causing confusion
1
4.1
Not in any clear order
1
5.8
Not neat or in order
1
4.1
Not put in order and left messy
1
7.1
A group of people or things that do not fit well together
1
9.9
Being confused and disorganized
1
7.6
Messy and jumbled so people cannot understand it
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Etymology
Disorderly breaks into dis- 'not' and order 'tidy' or 'arranged', the same order you think of when you put books in a row. So disorderly means 'not organized' or messy, like a desk with papers all mixed up.