orderly
adverb
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L196210 on Wikidata ↗noun
- hospital attendant
adjective
- neat
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹdɚli/ / /ˈɔːdəli/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English order Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English orderly From order + -ly.
- Neat and tidy; possessing order.
“He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.”
- 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”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English order Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English orderly From order + -ly.
- According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way.
“You are blunt; go to it orderly.”
“Phase R: the rods are linked three by three and form planar twodimensional hexagonal networks. In both cases, the networks are orderly stacked in a three-dimensional lattice.”
- 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.”
“Thus orderly marshaled, they take their course and swim whither their journey tends, as broad and wide behind as before[…].”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English order Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English orderly From order + -ly.
- A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
- A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.