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| 1. | [ adjective ] devoid of violence or disruption | |
| Examples: | "an orderly crowd confronted the president" |
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| Related terms: | disorderly law-abiding | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (military,work) a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer | |
| Examples: | "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" |
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| Related terms: | soldier attendant | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not haphazard | |
| Synonyms: | systematic | |
| Examples: | "a series of orderly actions at regular hours" |
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| Related terms: | nonrandom | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] according to custom or rule or natural law | |
| Synonyms: | rule-governed lawful | |
| Related terms: | regular | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] marked by or adhering to method or system | |
| Examples: | "a clean orderly man" "an orderly mind" "an orderly desk" |
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| Related terms: | tidy | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] marked by system or regularity or discipline | |
| Synonyms: | ordered regulated | |
| Examples: | "a quiet ordered house" "an orderly universe" "a well regulated life" |
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| Related terms: | organized | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts | |
| Synonyms: | logical consistent ordered | |
| Examples: | "a logical argument" "the orderly presentation" |
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| Related terms: | coherent | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (work) a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties | |
| Synonyms: | hospital_attendant | |
| Related terms: | attendant | |
| Similar spelling: |
order orderer order_arms ordered ordering |
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