orderly
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orderly
- /ˈɔɹdɚli/ US
- /ˈɔːdəli/ UK
adjective more orderly · most orderly · ordrely
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Neat and tidy; possessing order.
He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
Similar: regular
- Methodical or systematic. We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
- Peaceful; well-behaved. An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
- Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders. aids-de-camp and orderly men
Similar: trim, well-kept, all Sir Garnet, Bristol fashion and shipshape, in order, neat, neat and tidy, neat as a new pin, neat as a pin, nice as ninepence, orderly, prest, ruly, shipshape, shipshape and Bristol fashion, squared away, tidy, tight, tiptop, tosh, trig · Opposite: disorderly
noun orderlies · ordrely
- A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
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A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
Similar: batman
adverb more orderly · most orderly · ordrely
- According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way. You are blunt; go to it orderly.
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In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.
The earth from heaven, the sea from earth, he parted orderly, / And from the thicke and foggie ayre, he tooke the lightsome skie.
Similar: methodically
Similar: systematically
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ordered, tidy, consistent, logical, coherent, organized, lawful, peaceful, systematic, law-abiding, nonrandom, regular, hospital attendant, regulated, rule-governed, neat
adjective
Similar: trim, well-kept, all Sir Garnet, Bristol fashion and shipshape, in order, neat, neat and tidy, neat as a new pin, neat as a pin, nice as ninepence, orderly, prest, ruly, shipshape, shipshape and Bristol fashion, squared away, tidy, tight, tiptop, tosh, trig · Opposite: disorderly
adverb
Similar: systematically
Translations
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adj neat; tidy; possessing order
| Español | ordenado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 整然 seizen |
| हिन्दी | क्रमबद्ध krambaddh, व्यवस्थित vyavasthit |
| Français | ordonné |
| Deutsch | ordentlich, geordnet |
| Italiano | ordinato |
| Русский | опря́тный oprjátnyj, аккура́тный akkurátnyj |
adj methodical; systematic
| Español | metódico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 整然 seizen |
| Deutsch | ordentlich, organisiert, systematisch |
| Italiano | metodico, sistematico |
| Русский | упоря́доченный uporjádočennyj, методи́чный metodíčnyj |
adj peaceful; well-behaved
| Español | pacífico |
|---|---|
| Italiano | ordinato |
| Русский | споко́йный spokójnyj, ми́рный mírnyj |
noun hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties
| Español | camillero, celador |
|---|---|
| Português | servente |
| Deutsch | Pflegehelfer, Krankenpfleger |
| Русский | санита́р sanitár, санита́рка sanitárka |
noun soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer — see also batman
| Français | planton |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ordonnanzsoldat, Ordonnanz |
| Italiano | attendente |
| Română | ordonanță |
| Русский | ордина́рец ordinárec, вестово́й vestovój, денщи́к denščík |
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