disorderly

Questions about disorderly

What does disorderly mean?

disorderly means "undisciplined and unruly". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disorderly?

disorderly has 4 syllables: di-sor-der-ly. The stress falls on "sor". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɔɹdɚli/.

What is another word for disorderly?

Close synonyms include higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy, chaotic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of disorderly?

The recorded antonyms are orderly.

Is disorderly a common word?

disorderly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.