orderly

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Alternative forms

• ordrely (obsolete)

Etymology

From order +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɔːdəli/

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Adjective

orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)

1. Neat and tidy; possessing order.

   He has always kept an orderly kitchen, nothing out of place for longer than it is in use.

2. Methodical or systematic.

   We live in an orderly universe; rules govern both the movements of the planets and the binding of the molecules.

3. Peaceful; well-behaved.

   An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.

Derived terms

• orderliness

Translations

neat; tidy; possessing order

• Danish: ordentlig (da), velordnet (da)
• Finnish: järjestynyt
• German: ordentlich (de)
• Icelandic: skipulegur (is) m, reglulegur (is) m

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ڕێکوپێکی

• Russian: опрятный (ru) (oprjátnyj), аккуратный (ru) (akkurátnyj)
• Spanish: ordenado (es)

methodical; systematic

• Polish: uporządkowany (pl)
• Russian: упорядоченный (ru) (uporjádočennyj), методичный (ru) (metodíčnyj)

• Spanish: metódico (es)

peaceful; well-behaved

• Russian: спокойный (ru) (spokójnyj), мирный (ru) (mírnyj)

• Spanish: pacífico (es)

Noun

orderly (plural orderlies)

1. A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
2. A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

Translations

hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties

• Danish: portør (da) c
• Finnish: sairaala-apulainen

• Russian: санитар (ru) (sanitár) m, санитарка (ru) (sanitárka) f
• Spanish: camillero (es) m

soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer

• Danish: ordonnans (da) c, oppasser (da) c
• Finnish: sotilaspalvelija

• Russian: ординарец (ru) (ordinárec) m

Adverb

orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)

1. (now rare) According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved way. [from 15th c.]
   • Shakespeare

     You are blunt; go to it orderly.

2. (obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement. [15th-19th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:

     Thus orderly marshaled, they take their course and swim whither their journey tends, as broad and wide behind as before [...].

   • 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 149:

     And in the Tombe which is an arch made of mats, they lay them orderly.