An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
DISORDERLY
disorderly
(adjective) undisciplined and unruly; “disorderly youths”; “disorderly conduct”
chaotic, disorderly
(adjective) completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy
(adjective) in utter disorder; “a disorderly pile of clothes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
(legal) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
Noun
disorderly (plural disorderlies)
A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
Adverb
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
In a confused or lawless manner.
Anagrams
• disordrely
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*or"der*ly, a.
1. Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, 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; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies.
4. (Law)
Definition: Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house.
Syn.
– Irregular; immethodical; confused; tumultuous; inordinate; intemperate; unruly; lawless; vicious.
Dis*or"der*ly, adv.
Definition: In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. 2 Thess. iii. 6. Savages fighting disorderly with stones. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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