adj
noun
adv
Freq #10099
Meanings
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1
adj
Neat, tidy, and well arranged.
He kept an orderly desk with everything in its place.
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2
adj
Calm and well-behaved; free from trouble or violence.
The crowd left the stadium in an orderly manner.
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3
noun
A hospital attendant who does non-medical work such as moving patients.
An orderly wheeled the patient down to the ward.
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Word family
Forms
orderliesorderliness
Etymology
From order + -ly.