disorderly vs operant

disorderly

noun
  • A person who acts in a disorderly manner. 

adj
  • Offensive to good morals and public decency. 

  • 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. 

adv
  • In a confused or lawless manner. 

operant

noun
  • An operative person or thing. 

  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

How often have the words disorderly and operant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )