disorderly

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɔː.də.li/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective undisciplined and unruly
  2. adjective in utter disorder
  3. adjective completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

Etymology

From disorder + -ly (adjectival suffix) or from dis- + orderly.

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Semantic network

Similar
mobbish, boisterous, rough-and-tumble, raucous
Opposite (antonyms)
orderly

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