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disorderly
dis‧or‧der‧ly /dɪsˈɔːdəli $ -ˈɔːrdər-/ adjective formal
 Word Family: noun: order ≠ disorder, ordering; adjective: ordered ≠ disordered, orderly ≠ disorderly; verb: order
1. untidy or without any order
   OPP  orderly:
    clothes left in a disorderly heap
2. behaving in a noisy violent way and causing trouble in a public place
    disorderly conduct/behaviour
    He was arrested for disorderly conduct.
    Bell denied being drunk and disorderly.