disorderly

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.

disorderliness dis·or'der·li·ness n.

adjective

1. Lacking regular or logical order: messy, unsystematic. See order/disorder.
2. Not submitting to discipline or control: fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild. Idioms: out of line. See control/uncontrol, order/disorder, peace/conflict, resist/yield.
3. Upsetting civil order or peace: riotous, rowdy. See peace/conflict.

adj

Definition: causing trouble; unlawful
Antonyms: behaved, conforming, disciplined, manageable, orderly, well-behaved

adj

Definition: messy, untidy
Antonyms: arranged, neat, ordered, orderly, organized, systematized, trim

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: undisciplined and unruly
  Antonym: orderly (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: in utter disorder
  Synonyms: higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy

Meaning #3: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  Synonym: chaotic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rodet, forvirret, uregerlig, uregelmæssig, oprørsk, imod offentlig orden

Nederlands (Dutch)
wanordelijk, ongeregeld, oproerig, aanstootgevend

Français (French)
adj. - en désordre, déréglé, tumultueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unordentlich, verwirrt, undiszipliniert, aufrührerisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άτακτος, διαταράσσων την τάξη, ακατάστατος, απείθαρχος

Italiano (Italian)
disordinato, scomposto

idioms:

• drunk and disorderly    ubriaco violento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desregrado, ilegal

idioms:

• drunk and disorderly    tumulto (m) causado por bebedeira

Русский (Russian)
неубранный, неорганизованный, разнузданный

idioms:

• drunk and disorderly    нарушать порядок в нетрезвом состоянии

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desarreglado, desordenado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oordnad, bråkig, skum (person)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无秩序的, 骚动的, 乱的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無秩序的, 騷動的, 亂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어수선한, 거친, 치안 방해의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無秩序な, 秩序を乱す, 乱暴な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مخل بالنظام, مناف للأخلاق أو الحشمه, معتل جسديا أو عقليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מסודר, פרוע‬

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