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disorderly

/dɪsˈɔː.də.li/ adjective B2
  1. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray. · The books and papers are in a disorderly state.
  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. · disorderly people; disorderly assemblies
  4. Offensive to good morals and public decency. · a disorderly house
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Maxwell stood by his desk with his hands full of telegrams and memoranda, with a fountain pen over his right ear and his hair hanging in disorderly strings over his forehead.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 19 · C1

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