disorderly
disorderly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
- 2.Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies.
- 3.(Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house.
- 4.In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2 Thess. iii.
- 5.Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
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Definition-first questions whose answer is disorderly.
- What is not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind called?
- What is not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies called?
- What is offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house called?
- What is in a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2 Thess. iii called?
- What is savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir W. Raleigh called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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