1
: engaged in conduct offensive to public order
charged with being drunk and disorderly
2
: characterized by disorder
a disorderly pile of clothes
disorderliness
noun
Examples of disorderly in a Sentence
Adjective
She was charged with being drunk and disorderly.
He was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Yoder, a locksmith, faced four misdemeanor counts: entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in the Capitol; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Defendant facing misdemeanors allowed to attend inauguration Eric Lee Peterson, who is charged with disorderly and disruptive conduct, asked to travel from Kansas City, Missouri, to watch Trump get sworn in.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) barred Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) from further participation in a disorderly Oversight meeting after the latter repeatedly hurled insults about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Yoder, a locksmith, faced four misdemeanor counts: entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in the Capitol; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Defendant facing misdemeanors allowed to attend inauguration Eric Lee Peterson, who is charged with disorderly and disruptive conduct, asked to travel from Kansas City, Missouri, to watch Trump get sworn in.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Officers locked disorderly veterans like these in the cells on the asylum’s top story.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Disorderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disorderly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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