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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-derived
dis-not, apart, away
+
orderorder, rank, arrangement; to arrange or command
+
-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 words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The room was left in a disorderly state after the party.

  • 2.

    He was arrested for disorderly conduct outside the bar.

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