disorderly
adjective/dɪsˈɔrdərli/
Frequency rank: #11,137 most common English word
Meaning
behaving in a noisy, unruly, or disruptive way; lacking order or discipline.
Example sentence
The police were called after the crowd became disorderly outside the stadium.
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