Definitions for: Orderly


[n] a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
[n] a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
[adj] marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"
[adj] devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
[adj] marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life"
[adj] not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours"
[adj] according to custom or rule or natural law
[adj] marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Or"der*ly, adv.
According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.

You are blunt; go to it orderly. --Shak.


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.

Synonyms: coherent, consistent, hospital attendant, law-abiding, lawful, logical, nonrandom, ordered, organized, peaceful, regular, regulated, rule-governed, systematic, tidy

Antonyms: disorderly

See Also: attendant, attender, soldier, tender

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