单词 | disorderly |
释义 | disorderly (once / 1853 pages) adj Something that's disorderly is chaotic and messy, or unruly and out of control. A disorderly classroom might be the result of the teacher leaving for several minutes to answer a phone call. It's one thing if your bedroom tends to be disorderly, with clothes and books scattered across the floor, but it's another thing to feel like your life itself is disorderly, confusing and unpredictable. Sometimes disorderly is used in a legal context to mean "destructive, or not law-abiding." You might be charged with disorderly conduct if you take part in a protest that's viewed by law enforcement as disorderly, or going against "law and and order." WORD FAMILYdisorderly: disorderliness+/disorder: disordered, disordering, disorderly, disorders/disordered: disorderedly/order: disorder, ordered, orderer, ordering, orderly, orders, reorder, suborder, superorder/ordered: unordered/orderer: orderers/ordering: orderings/orderly: orderlies, orderliness/reorder: reordered, reordering, reorders/suborder: suborders USAGE EXAMPLESHe was charged with trespass, menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a weapon. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) “The film is as disorderly in its structure as the messy family history it surveys,” the Hollywood Reporter wrote in its review. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Aurora police said in a Tuesday afternoon news release that the teens face misdemeanor charges including battery, resisting police and disorderly conduct. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing Syn chaotic wild marked by extreme lack of restraint or control 2adj in utter disorder a disorderly pile of clothes Syn higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy untidy not neat and tidy 3adj undisciplined and unruly disorderly youths disorderly conduct Syn|Ant boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline mobbish, moblikecharacteristic of a mob; disorderly or lawless raucous, rowdydisturbing the public peace; loud and rough bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled, rough-and-tumblecharacterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules orderly devoid of violence or disruption |
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