different between offbeat vs disorderly

English

Alternative forms

• off-beat, off beat

Etymology

From off- +? beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence)

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /??fbi?t/
• (adjective) IPA^(key): /?f?bi?t/
• Rhymes: -i?t

Noun

offbeat (plural offbeats)

1. (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.

2. (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.

   Synonyms: oddball, free spirit, heteroclite, individualist, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick, Thesaurus:strange person

Translations

Adjective

offbeat (comparative more offbeat, superlative most offbeat)

1. Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

Synonyms

• odd, peculiar, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange

Translations

Anagrams

• beat off

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s???.d?.li/

Adjective

disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)

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. (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.

   a disorderly house

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

disorderly (plural disorderlies)

1. A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
   • 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)

     The police are allowed one shilling a-head upon all disorderlies who are discharged by the magistrates upon payment of expenses. The number so discharged are about a third of the number in custody.

Adverb

disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)

1. In a confused or lawless manner.

Anagrams

• disordrely