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Webster 1913 Edition

Orderly

Or′der-ly

,
Adj.
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.

Or′der-ly

,
adv.
According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
You are blunt; go to it
orderly
.
Shakespeare

Or′der-ly

,
Noun.
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Orderly

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.

Definition 2024

orderly

orderly

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Alternative forms

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.
    • Sir Walter Scott
      aids-de-camp and orderly men

Derived terms

Translations

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

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, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, 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.

Etymology

From order +‎ -ly.

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