Meaning of orderly in English

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Classifying Adjective
orderly
Definitions
1. according to custom or rule or natural law
Synonyms
- regular
2. not haphazard
Examples
- « a series of orderly actions at regular hours »
Synonyms
- nonrandom
3. marked by or adhering to method or system
Examples
- « a clean orderly man »
- « an orderly mind »
- « an orderly desk »
Synonyms
- tidy
4. marked by system or regularity or discipline
Examples
- « a quiet ordered house »
- « an orderly universe »
- « a well regulated life »
Synonyms
- organized
5. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Examples
- « a logical argument »
- « the orderly presentation »
Synonyms
- coherent
Noun
orderly
Definitions
1. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
Examples
- « the orderly laid out the general's uniform »
2. a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
Qualitative Adjective
orderly
Definitions
1. devoid of violence or disruption
Examples
- « an orderly crowd confronted the president »
Synonyms
- law-abiding
- peaceful
Antonyms
- disorderly

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