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orderly [ˈɔːdəlɪ] adj 1. in order, properly arranged, or tidy 2. obeying or appreciating method, system, and arrangement 3. harmonious or peaceful 4. (Military) Military of or relating to orders an orderly book adv Now rare according to custom or rule n pl -lies
1. (Medicine) Med a male hospital attendant 2. (Military) Military a junior rank detailed to carry orders or perform minor tasks for a more senior officer orderliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
orderly adjective 1. well-behaved, controlled, disciplined, quiet, restrained, law-abiding, obedient, docile, nonviolent, peaceable, decorous The organizers guided them in orderly fashion out of the building. well-behaved disorderly, uncontrolled, riotous, undisciplined 2. well-organized, ordered, regular, in order, organized, trim, precise, neat, tidy, systematic, businesslike, methodical, well-kept, shipshape, systematized, well-regulated, in apple-pie order (informal) The vehicles were parked in orderly rows. well-organized disorderly, chaotic, messy, sloppy, disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal), unsystematic Translations orderly [ˈɔːrdərli] n (= hospital worker) → agent m hospitalier (MILITARY) → ordonnance f adj [room] → en ordre [mind] → ordonné(e) [person] → ordonné(e) [system] → ordonné(e) in an orderly manner → en bon ordre Please leave the building in a calm and orderly manner → Prière d'évacuer le bâtiment dans le calme et en bon ordre. order number n → numéro m de commande order of magnitude n (= scale) → ordre m de grandeur Order of Merit n (British) the Order of Merit → l'ordre m du mérite orderly adj (= tidy, methodical) → ordentlich, geordnet; life → geordnet, geregelt; person, mind → ordentlich, methodisch; in an orderly fashion or manner → geordnet n (Mil, attached to officer) → Bursche m (dated) orderly: orderly officer n → diensthabender Offizier, diensthabende Offizierin, Offizier(in) m(f) → vom Dienst orderly room n → Schreibstube f orderly [ˈɔːdəlɪ] 1. adj (person) → ordinato/a; (mind) → metodico/a; (room) → in ordine, ordinato/a; (meeting, crowd) → disciplinato/a 2. n (Mil) → attendente m (Med) → inserviente m orderly [ˈɔːdəlɪ] 1. adj (person) → ordinato/a; (mind) → metodico/a; (room) → in ordine, ordinato/a; (meeting, crowd) → disciplinato/a 2. n (Mil) → attendente m (Med) → inserviente m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In transcribing his notes and fortifying their claim to attention by giving them something of an orderly arrangement, I have conscientiously refrained from embellishing them with such small ornaments of diction as I may have felt myself able to bestow, which would not only have been impertinent, even if pleasing, but would have given me a somewhat closer relation to the work than I should care to have and to avow. Again, a beautiful object, whether it be a living organism or any whole composed of parts, must not only have an orderly arrangement of parts, but must also be of a certain magnitude; for beauty depends on magnitude and order. His face assumed, in spite of himself, an expression of almost stupid joy, and he waited with impatience until the fragment of the mare given to his orderly was cooked. |
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