disorderly vs serial

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. 

serial

noun
  • A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end. 

  • A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot. 

  • A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end. 

  • A serial number, esp. one required to activate software. 

verb
  • to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft) 

adj
  • Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing. 

  • Published or produced in installments. 

  • Having to do with or arranged in a series. 

  • Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly. 

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