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   disorderly

   /dɪsˈɔːdəli/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking organization; untidy: "his life was as disorderly as ever" Similar untidydisorganizedmessychaoticclutteredlitteredjumbledmuddledconfusedunsystematicirregularout of orderout of placein disarrayin a messin a jumblein a muddleupside-downat sixes and sevenshaywirehaphazardinformal:all over the placelike a bomb's hit ithiggledy-piggledyshambolicOpposite tidy
   • ▪ involving or contributing to a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour: "they had no intention of staging a disorderly protest" Similar unrulyboisterousroughrowdywildturbulenttumultuousdisruptivetroublesomeantisocialdisobedientundisciplinedlawlessunmanageableuncontrollableungovernableout of handout of controlobstreperousrefractoryrebelliousmutinousinsurrectionaryinsurgentseditiousanarchicriotousriotingOpposite peaceful

   Derivatives

   • 1. disorderliness noun

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