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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisorderly
/dɪˈsɔːd.ə.li/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking organization, neatness, or proper arrangement; chaotic or untidy.
"The police entered the disorderly room after the party was broken up." - 2
Violating public peace, order, or established rules of conduct.
"He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after starting a fight in the street."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'disorder', combining the prefix 'dis-' (expressing negation or reversal) with 'order', originating from Old French and ultimately from Latin 'ordo'. The adjectival suffix '-ly' was added in the late 14th century to denote a characteristic of lacking neatness, systematic arrangement, or adherence to public laws.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disorderly" is said worldwide
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désordonné
Transliteration: day-zor-do-nay
"Sa chambre est toujours très désordonnée."
unordentlich
Transliteration: un-or-dent-lich
"Er hat einen sehr unordentlichen Schreibtisch."
disordinato
Transliteration: diz-or-di-na-to
"Il suo ufficio era estremamente disordinato."
desordenado
Transliteration: des-or-de-na-do
"Dejó su ropa tirada en el suelo de manera desordenada."
desorganizado
Transliteration: dez-or-ga-ni-za-du
"O armário dele está completamente desorganizado."
अव्यवस्थित
Transliteration: avyavasthit
"उसकी मेज हमेशा अव्यवस्थित रहती है।"
混乱的
Transliteration: hùn luàn de
"这个房间看起来非常混乱。"
무질서한
Transliteration: mu-jil-seo-han
"그의 방은 항상 무질서하다."
無秩序な
Transliteration: muchitsujo na
"彼は無秩序な行動をとったとして罰せられた。"
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