disorderly

adjective
UK: /dɪˈsɔːdəli/
US: /dɪˈsɔːrdərli/

  1. Untidy and not well organized. Something that is messy and lacks order.

    1. My room is disorderly, I need help.
    2. The office was left in a disorderly state after the party last night.

  2. Involving or leading to a disruption of public order; rowdy.

    1. The crowd became disorderly after the concert.
    2. The police were called to control the disorderly behaviour at the protest.

Synonyms

unruly untidy disruptive rowdy messy
disorderly adverb

  1. In a disruptive or unruly manner.

    1. He behaved disorderly in the class today.
    2. The fans acted disorderly after their team's unexpected loss.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "disorderly" in English means: Untidy and not well organized. Something that is messy and lacks order., Involving or leading to a disruption of public order; rowdy..

The phonetic transcription of "disorderly" is /dɪˈsɔːdəli/ in British English and /dɪˈsɔːrdərli/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "disorderly": unruly, untidy, disruptive, rowdy, messy.

Example usage of "disorderly": "My room is disorderly, I need help.". More examples on the page.