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orderly

or·derly

UK/ˈɔːdəli/ US/ˈɔɹdɚli/ fairly common

adjective

1.

devoid of violence or disruption

  • “an orderly crowd confronted the president”
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3.

not haphazard

  • “a series of orderly actions at regular hours”
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4.

marked by or adhering to method or system

  • “a clean orderly man”
  • “an orderly mind”
  • “an orderly desk”
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5.

marked by system or regularity or discipline

  • “a quiet ordered house”
  • “an orderly universe”
  • “a well regulated life”
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6.

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

  • “a logical argument”
  • “the orderly presentation”

noun

1.

a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer

  • “the orderly laid out the general”
2.

a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties

Origin

From order + -ly.

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