# disorderly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪsˈɔː.də.li/ · frequency rank #23,808

## Definitions
1. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
3. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
4. Offensive to good morals and public decency.

## Etymology
From disorder + -ly (adjectival suffix) or from dis- + orderly.

## Easily confused with
- **disorder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disorder-vs-disorderly)
- **disordered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disordered-vs-disorderly)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddisorderly`, `diosrderly`, `disodrerly`, `disordderly`, `disordelry`, `disorderlly`, `disorderlyy`, `disorderrly`, `disorderyl`, `disordrely`, `disoredrly`, `disorrderly`, `disroderly`, `dissorderly`, `dsiorderly`, `idsorderly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disorderly