orderly

Meanings

Plural: orderlies

Noun

• a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
  • "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
• a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
• A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
• A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

Adjective

• devoid of violence or disruption
  • "an orderly crowd confronted the president"

Adjective Satellite

• clean or organized

Adj

• Neat and tidy; possessing order.
• Methodical or systematic.
• Peaceful; well-behaved.
• Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.

Adv

• According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way.
• In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.

Synonyms

batman, hospital attendant, in order, methodically, neat, neat and tidy, neat as a new pin, neat as a pin, nice as ninepence, orderly, prest, regular, ruly, shipshape, systematically, tidy, tight, tiptop, tosh, trig, trim, well-kept

Antonyms

disorderly

Related Words

clean, presentable, restrained

Anagrams of orderly