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Meaning of orderly in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    orderly

    Definitions

    1. according to custom or rule or natural law

    Synonyms

    • regular
  2. 2. not haphazard

    Examples

    • « a series of orderly actions at regular hours »

    Synonyms

    • nonrandom
  3. 3. marked by or adhering to method or system

    Examples

    • « a clean orderly man »
    • « an orderly mind »
    • « an orderly desk »

    Synonyms

    • tidy
  4. 4. marked by system or regularity or discipline

    Examples

    • « a quiet ordered house »
    • « an orderly universe »
    • « a well regulated life »

    Synonyms

    • organized
  5. 5. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

    Examples

    • « a logical argument »
    • « the orderly presentation »

    Synonyms

    • coherent
  6. Noun

    orderly

    Definitions

    1. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer

    Examples

    • « the orderly laid out the general's uniform »
  7. 2. a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
  8. Qualitative Adjective

    orderly

    Definitions

    1. devoid of violence or disruption

    Examples

    • « an orderly crowd confronted the president »

    Synonyms

    • law-abiding
    • peaceful

    Antonyms

    • disorderly

Famous quotes

  • « To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and disciplined way. »
    Plato
  • « It is not difficult for me to have this faith, for it is incontrovertible that where there is a plan there is intelligence - an orderly, unfolding universe testifies to the truth of the most majestic statement ever uttered - 'In the beginning, God.' »
    Arthur H. Compton
  • « Life is a very orderly thing, but in fiction there is a huge liberation and freedom. I can do what I like. There's nothing that says I can't write a page of full stops. There is no 'should' involved, although you wouldn't know that from literary reviews and critics. »
    Kate Atkinson
  • « Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive. »
    Margaret Mead
  • « We must make immigration a legal, orderly process to eliminate this issue, not further criminalize it. »
    Jose Serrano

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