orderly

English

Alternative forms

• ordrely (obsolete)

Etymology

From order +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹdɚli/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːdəli/

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• Hyphenation: or‧der‧ly

Adjective

orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)

1. Neat and tidy; possessing order.

   He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.

2. Methodical or systematic.

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

3. Peaceful; well-behaved.

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

4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
   • (Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Scott and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     aids-de-camp and orderly men

Synonyms

• (possessing order): regular, trim, well-kept; see also Thesaurus:orderly
• (methodical or systematic): See also Thesaurus:methodical

Derived terms

• orderliness

Translations

neat; tidy; possessing order

• Armenian: կոկիկ (hy) (kokik)
• Cebuano: hapsay
• Danish: ordentlig, velordnet
• Dutch: ordelijk (nl)
• Finnish: järjestynyt
• French: ordonné (fr)
• German: ordentlich (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: κόσμιος (kósmios), εὔτακτος (eútaktos)

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• Hungarian: rendes (hu)
• Icelandic: skipulegur (is) m, reglulegur (is) m
• Italian: ordinato (it)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ڕێکوپێکی (rêkupêkî)

• Russian: опря́тный (ru) (oprjátnyj), аккура́тный (ru) (akkurátnyj)
• Spanish: ordenado (es)
• Swedish: ordentlig (sv)
• Westrobothnian:

methodical; systematic

• Cebuano: hapsay
• German: ordentlich (de)
• Polish: uporządkowany
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• Russian: упоря́доченный (ru) (uporjádočennyj), методи́чный (ru) (metodíčnyj)
• Spanish: metódico (es)

peaceful; well-behaved

• German: ordentlich (de)
• Russian: споко́йный (ru) (spokójnyj), ми́рный (ru) (mírnyj)
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• 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

• Czech: sanitář m
• Danish: portør c
• Finnish: sairaala-apulainen
• German: Pflegehelfer m
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• Portuguese: servente (pt) m
• Russian: санита́р (ru) m (sanitár), санита́рка (ru) f (sanitárka)
• Spanish: camillero m
• Swedish: vårdbiträde n, sjukvårdsbiträde n

soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer

• Danish: ordonnans c, oppasser c
• Finnish: sotilaspalvelija
• French: planton (fr) m
• German: Sanitätssoldat m (medical), Sanitätssoldatin f (medical)
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• Italian: attendente (it) m
• Romanian: ordonanță (ro) f
• Russian: ордина́рец (ru) m (ordinárec), вестово́й (ru) m (vestovój), денщи́к (ru) m (denščík)

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.]
   • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     You are blunt; go to it orderly.

2. (obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement. [15th-19th c.]
   • 1567, Arthur Golding, translating Ovid, Metamorphoses, I:

     The earth from heaven, the sea from earth, he parted orderly, / And from the thicke and foggie ayre, he tooke the lightsome skie.

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   • 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.

Synonyms

• (in order): methodically, systematically; see also Thesaurus:methodically

Anagrams

• ordrely