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Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.
Dana Spiotta

Meaning of "disorderly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISORDERLY

disorderly  [dɪsˈɔːdəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISORDERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disorderly can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DISORDERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disorderly in the English dictionary

The first definition of disorderly in the dictionary is untidy; irregular. Other definition of disorderly is uncontrolled; unruly. Disorderly is also violating public peace or order.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISORDERLY


bipedally
ˌbaɪˈpiːdəlɪ
bridally
ˈbraɪdəlɪ
conchoidally
kɒŋˈkɔɪdəlɪ
cuddly
ˈkʌdəlɪ
diddley
ˈdɪdəlɪ
elderly
ˈɛldəlɪ
feudally
ˈfjuːdəlɪ
herbicidally
ˌhɜːbɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
logodaedaly
ˌlɒɡəʊˈdiːdəlɪ
modally
ˈməʊdəlɪ
needly
ˈniːdəlɪ
orderly
ˈɔːdəlɪ
piddly
ˈpɪdəlɪ
sinusoidally
ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəlɪ
slenderly
ˈslɛndəlɪ
suicidally
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
tenderly
ˈtendəlɪ
tidally
ˈtaɪdəlɪ
toroidally
tɔːˈrɔɪdəlɪ
unorderly
ʌnˈɔːdəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISORDERLY

disorbed
disorder
disordered
disorderedly
disorderedness
disorderliness
disorderly conduct
disorderly house
disordinate
disordinately
disorganic
disorganise
disorganiser
disorganization
disorganize
disorganized
disorganizer
disorient
disorientate
disorientated

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISORDERLY

bitterly
brotherly
cleverly
confused elderly
eagerly
easterly
formerly
improperly
northerly
nursing orderly
overly
panderly
properly
quarterly
readerly
southerly
untenderly
utterly
westerly
yonderly

Synonyms and antonyms of disorderly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISORDERLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disorderly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disorderly

Translation of «disorderly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISORDERLY

Find out the translation of disorderly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disorderly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disorderly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

混乱的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desordenado
570 millions of speakers

English

disorderly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्छृंखल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنضبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспорядочное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desarrumado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগোছালো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en désordre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak senonoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unordentlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

混乱した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어수선한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pas banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lộn xộn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுங்கற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzensiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disordinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

disorderly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безладне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezordonat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άτακτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wanordelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oordnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uordentlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disorderly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORDERLY»

The term «disorderly» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISORDERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disorderly

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3 QUOTES WITH «DISORDERLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disorderly.
1
A. A. Milne
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
2
J. I. Packer
I never get to the end of mortifying sin because sin in my heart, where it's still marauding even though it's no longer dominant, sin in my heart is constantly expressing itself in new disorderly desires.
3
Dana Spiotta
Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISORDERLY»

Discover the use of disorderly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disorderly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Disorderly Conduct: Visions of Gender in Victorian America
Essays look at feminist history, female friendships, Davy Crockett, sex roles, the feminine cycle, hysteria, abortion, and androgyny in nineteenth-century America
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, 1986
2
Disorderly Women: Sexual Politics & Evangelicalism in ...
Reconstructing the history of this change, Susan Juster shows how a common view of masculinity and femininity shaped both radical religion and revolutionary politics in America.
Susan Juster, 1996
3
Taming the Disorderly City: The Spatial Landscape of ...
In Taming the Disorderly City, he provides a focused intellectual and political critique of the often-ambivalent urban dynamics that have emerged after the end of apartheid.
Martin J. Murray, 2008
4
Depraved and Disorderly: Female Convicts, Sexuality and ...
This innovative book tells the powerful stories of convict women, while drawing out broader themes of gender and sexual disorder and race and class dynamics.
Joy Damousi, 1997
5
Disorderly Conduct: Verbatim Excerpts from Actual Cases
Gathers unintentionally humorous testimony from actual trials, including remarks by jurors, defendants, lawyers, and judges
Rodney R. Jones, Charles M. Sevilla, Gerald F. Uelmen, 1999
6
Disorderly Discourse: Narrative, Conflict, & Inequality
This volume contains eight essays that are at the intersection of two important areas within linguistics: conversational analysis, and the use of narrative in the creation, mediation and resolution of conflict.
Charles L. Briggs, 1996
7
A Disorderly Compendium of Golf
Compiled by two fanatical lovers of the game, here are hundreds of lists, records, anecdotes, quotes, instruction, humor, surprises, and the sheer mesmerizing minutiae of a world whose pleasure lies in the details.
Lorne Rubenstein, Jeff Neuman, 2006
8
Brabbling Women: Disorderly Speech and the Law in Early Virginia
Brabbling Women takes its title from a 1662 law enacted by Virginia's burgesses, which was intended to offer relief to the "poore husbands" forced into defamation suits because their "brabling" wives had slandered or scandalized their ...
Terri L. Snyder, 2013
9
Disorderly Sisters: Sibling Relations and Sororal Resistance ...
This book offers fresh insight into English literature and culture by providing an essential recasting of the way in which we view the nineteenth-century family.
Leila Silvana May, 2001
10
The Disorderly Knights: Third in the legendary Lymond Chronicles
The third volume in The Lymond Chronicles, the highly renowned series of historical novels by Dorothy Dunnett, Disorderly Knights takes place in 1551, when Francis Crawford of Lymond is dispatched to embattled Malta, to assist the Knights ...
Dorothy Dunnett, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISORDERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disorderly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police: Minors in Possession of Liquor; Trespassing; Disorderly
33, of Beverly, arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct, disturbing the ... for possession of liquor, person under 21, and disorderly conduct. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
Cañon City Police Blotter: Disorderly female knocking over road …
Officers were called to the 300 block of Rudd Avenue for a disorderly female knocking over road closure signs. Tamara Whitemore, 54, was ... «Canon City Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Needham police log: Disorderly conduct
On June 26, at 5:38 p.m., police responded to the area of Central Avenue at John Street for a report of a male party urinating on the side of the ... «Wicked Local Needham, Jul 15»
4
Police break up disorderly group near Lake Champlain Bridge
#Several individuals were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct for impeding traffic. #Damien Gabriel, of Southwest Ranches, Fla., Althea ... «Green Mountain Outlook, Jul 15»
5
Cops: Men disorderly after July 4 fight
Two men were charged with disorderly conduct after a verbal dispute allegedly turned physical Saturday night. David Mejia, 34, of Chatham ... «Fairfield Citizen, Jul 15»
6
Arrests for Assault, OUI and Disorderly Conduct Last Week
... OUI liquor following a motor vehicle crash. At 10:56 p.m., Branden Pereira, 23, of Nahant, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
7
Havasu woman arrested on disorderly conduct charges
Alison Post, 41, was charged with disorderly conduct per domestic violence after the argument became physical when she started throwing ... «Today's News-Herald, Jul 15»
8
'Railroaded' Kurilla found guilty of disorderly conduct
In either case, District Judge Ronald E. Antos, Farrell, found Kurilla, 69, guilty Monday of disorderly conduct for running onto Longview Road ... «Sharonherald, Jul 15»
9
5 Disorderly Massachusetts Residents Arrested in Rhode Island …
Over the Independence Day holiday weekend, one group of Massachusetts residents decided to get rowdier than the crowd at the Boston Tea ... «The News Wheel, Jul 15»
10
Greece Referendum Tips Balance Further Towards Disorderly Euro …
The "No" vote in Greece's referendum on Sunday dramatically increases the risk of a slide towards a disorderly Greek exit from the eurozone, ... «CFO innovation ASIA, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Disorderly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/disorderly>. Apr 2024 ».
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