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disorderly
(redirected from Disorderlies)

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dis·or·der·ly  (ds-ôrdr-l)
adj.
1. Lacking regular or logical order or arrangement: a disorderly pile of clothes.
2. Undisciplined; unruly: disorderly youths.
3. Law Disturbing the public peace or decorum.

dis·order·li·ness n.

disorderly [dɪsˈɔːdəlɪ]
adj
1. untidy; irregular
2. (Law) uncontrolled; unruly
3. (Law) Law violating public peace or order
adv
in an irregular or confused manner
disorderliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"
orderly - devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
2.disorderly - in utter disorderdisorderly - in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
3.disorderly - completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"

disorderly
Translations
disorderly [dɪsˈɔːdəlɪ] ADJ
1. (= untidy, disorganized) [room, queue] → desordenado; [person, mind] → poco metódico
the disorderly flight of the refugeesla caótica huída de los refugiados
2. (= unruly) [behaviour] → indisciplinado, turbulento; [crowd] → indisciplinado, alborotado; [hooligan] → desmandado; [meeting] → turbulento
to become disorderly [meeting, person] → alborotarse
disorderly conduct (Jur) → alteración f del orden público
disorderly house (euph) (= brothel) → burdel m, prostíbulo m; (= gambling den) → casa f de juego
to keep a disorderly house (= brothel) → regentar un burdel or prostíbulo; (= gambling den) → regentar una casa de juego
see also drunk B
disorderly [ˌdɪsˈɔːrrli] adj
[room] → en désordre
[behaviour, retreat] → désordonné(e); [crowd] → agité(e)
drunk and disorderly (LAW)en état d'ivresse sur la voie publique
disorderly conduct n (LAW)trouble m à l'ordre public
disorderly
adj
(= untidy) room, deskunordentlich; queue, rowungeordnet
(= unruly) personwild; crowd, eventundiszipliniert; conduct, behaviourungehörig; disorderly yobbos (inf)randalierende Halbstarke; to become disorderly (person, crowd)außer Rand und Band geraten; the rally became disorderlybei der Kundgebung kam es zu Ausschreitungen ? also drunk ADJ a
(= badly organized) processungeordnet

disorderly:
disorderly behaviour, (US) disorderly behavior
disorderly conduct
disorderly house
n (Jur: = brothel) → öffentliches Haus; (= gambling den)Spielhölle f; to keep a disorderlyein öffentliches Haus unterhalten
disorderly [dɪsˈɔːdəlɪ] adj (room) → disordinato/a; (behaviour, crowd) → turbolento/a; (meeting) → tumultuoso/a, burrascoso/a


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