disorderly
UK/dɪs'ɔːdəlɪ/US/dis'ɒ:dәli/
B2
Definitions
adj.
Lacking organization or tidiness; messy
杂乱的,无秩序的
adj.
Unruly and likely to cause public trouble
(行为)骚乱的,扰乱治安的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
-lyone who does, agent
=disorderly
dis- (not) + order + -ly (adj.) = 'in a way that lacks order' — messy, or behaving in an unruly way (as in 'disorderly conduct').
Root order still carries 34 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The room was left in a disorderly state after the party.
- 2.
He was arrested for disorderly conduct outside the bar.