|Noah Webster's Dictionary| 1. (a.) Not in order; marked by
disorder; disarranged; immethodical; as, the books and papers
are in a disorderly state. 2. (a.) Not acting in an orderly way,
as the functions of the body or mind. 3. (a.) Not complying with
the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless;
turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies. 4. (a.)
Offensive to good morals and public decency; notoriously
offensive; as, a disorderly house. 5. (adv.) In a disorderly
manner; without law or order; irregularly; confusedly. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia dis-or'-der-li (ataktos): The word
is found four times in the Epistles to the Thess (1
Thessalonians 5:14 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 7, 11), "Withdraw
yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly."; "We
behaved not ourselves disorderly."; "We hear of some that walk
among you disorderly." The word is a military term and has
reference to the soldier who does not keep the ranks
(inordinatus, Liv). Then it refers to people who refuse to