disorderly
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4.5
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɔrdərli/
:
desordenado
- 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
233
1.0
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
38
3.1
Not in a clear order or plan
21
6.1
Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them
11
1.0
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
10
6.0
Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around
9
1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
7
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
4
3.8
Not in a clear order and often messy
2
4.8
Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays
1
7.5
Mixed up and in a messy, confused state
1
7.3
In a confused, messy way with no order
1
3.9
Not put in any order
1
8.7
Very badly organized and causing confusion
1
3.6
Not in order and difficult to understand or use
1
4.1
Not put in order and left messy
1
4.1
Not in any clear order
Not neat or in order
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
Messy and jumbled so people cannot understand it
Mixed up in a confused way
A group of people or things that do not fit well together
Being confused and disorganized
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Morphology
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.