orderly
(adjective) devoid of violence or disruption; “an orderly crowd confronted the president”
neat, orderly
(adjective) clean or organized; “her neat dress”; “a neat room”
orderly, hospital attendant
(noun) a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
orderly
(noun) a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; “the orderly laid out the general’s uniform”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)
Neat and tidy; possessing order.
Methodical or systematic.
Peaceful; well-behaved.
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
• (possessing order): regular, trim, well-kept; see also orderly
• (methodical or systematic): See also methodical
orderly (plural orderlies)
A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)
(now, rare) According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly way. [from 15th c.]
(obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement. [15th-19th c.]
• (in order): methodically, systematically; see also methodically
• ordrely
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Definition: According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly. You are blunt; go to it orderly. Shak.
Or"der*ly, n.; pl. Orderlies (.
1. (Mil.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
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