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Orderly

Orderly Meaning & Definition
Orderly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Orderly?

[n] a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
[n] a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
[adj] marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"
[adj] devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
[adj] marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life"
[adj] not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours"
[adj] according to custom or rule or natural law
[adj] marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Orderly: coherent | consistent | hospital attendant | law-abiding | lawful | logical | nonrandom | ordered | organized | peaceful | regular | regulated | rule-governed | systematic | tidy

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See Also | attendant | attender | soldier | tender

Orderly In Webster's Dictionary

\Or"der*ly\, a. 1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. --Milton. 2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community. 3. Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. ``An orderly . . . march.'' --Clarendon. 4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders. ``Aids-de-camp and orderly men.'' --Sir W. Scott. {Orderly book} (Mil.), a book for every company, in which the general and regimental orders are recorded. {Orderly officer}, the officer of the day, or that officer of a corps or regiment whose turn it is to supervise for the day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, etc. --Farrow. {Orderly room}. (a) The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried. (b) The office of the commanding officer, usually in the barracks, whence orders emanate. --Farrow. {Orderly sergeant}, the first sergeant of a company.
\Or"der*ly\, adv. According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly. You are blunt; go to it orderly. --Shak.
\Or"der*ly\, n.; pl. {Orderlies}. 1. (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service. Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace. --Macaulay. 2. A street sweeper. [Eng.] --Mayhew.

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