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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OR'DERLY, a.
1. Methodical; regular
2. Observant of order or method.
3. Well regulated; performed in good order; not tumultuous; as an orderly march.
4. According to established method.
5. Not unruly; not inclined to break from inclosures; peaceable. We say, cattle are orderly.
Orderly book, in military affairs, a book for every company, in which the sergeants write general and regimental orders.
Orderly sergeant, a military officer who attends on a superior officer.
OR'DERLY, adv. Methodically; according to due order; regularly; according to rule.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president" [ant: disorderly]
2: clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" [syn: neat, orderly] n
1: a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
2: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients [syn: orderly, hospital attendant]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 1570 1. a. (1) arranged or disposed in some order or pattern ; regular <orderly rows of houses> (2) marked by order ; tidy <keeps an orderly desk> b. governed by law ; regulated <an orderly universe> c. methodical <an orderly mind> 2. well behaved ; peaceful <an orderly crowd> • orderly adverb II. noun (plural -lies) Date: 1781 1. a soldier assigned to perform various services (as carrying messages) for a superior officer 2. a hospital attendant who does routine or heavy work (as cleaning, carrying supplies, or moving patients)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 methodically arranged; regular. 2 obedient to discipline; well-behaved; not unruly. 3 Mil. a of or concerned with orders. b charged with the conveyance or execution of orders. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an esp. male cleaner in a hospital. 2 a soldier who carries orders for an officer etc. Phrases and idioms: orderly book Brit. Mil. a regimental or company book for entering orders. orderly officer Brit. Mil. the officer of the day. orderly room Brit. Mil. a room in a barracks used for company business. Derivatives: orderliness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Orderly Or"der*ly, a. 1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. --Milton. 2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community. 3. Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. ``An orderly . . . march.'' --Clarendon. 4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders. ``Aids-de-camp and orderly men.'' --Sir W. Scott. Orderly book (Mil.), a book for every company, in which the general and regimental orders are recorded. Orderly officer, the officer of the day, or that officer of a corps or regiment whose turn it is to supervise for the day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, etc. --Farrow. Orderly room. (a) The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried. (b) The office of the commanding officer, usually in the barracks, whence orders emanate. --Farrow. Orderly sergeant, the first sergeant of a company.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Orderly Or"der*ly, adv. According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly. You are blunt; go to it orderly. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Orderly Or"der*ly, n.; pl. Orderlies. 1. (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service. Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace. --Macaulay. 2. A street sweeper. [Eng.] --Mayhew.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(orderlies) 1. If something is done in an orderly fashion or manner, it is done in a well-organized and controlled way. The organizers guided them in orderly fashion out of the building... Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful. ? chaotic ADJ 2. Something that is orderly is neat or arranged in a neat way. Their vehicles were parked in orderly rows. ADJ • orderliness A balance is achieved in the painting between orderliness and unpredictability. 3. An orderly is a person who works in a hospital and does jobs that do not require special medical training. N-COUNT: oft supp N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Regular, methodical, systematic. 2. Peaceable, quiet, well-behaved. 3. Well-regulated.

Moby Thesaurus

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