orderly
Syllables: or·der·lyUK/ˈɔːdəli//ˈɔɹdɚli/
orderly adjective: neat and tidy; possessing order.
Adjective
orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)
- Neat and tidy; possessing order.
- He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
- Synonyms:
- regular
- Methodical or systematic.
- We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
- I will remain in post as Prime Minister until the contest is complete. And I will do everything I can to ensure an orderly handover of power.2026 June 22, Keir Starmer, resignation speech
- Peaceful; well-behaved.
- An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
- Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
- aids-de-camp and orderly men1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...
Noun
orderly (plural orderlies)
Adverb
orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)
- According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way.
- You are blunt; go to it orderly.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Phase R: the rods are linked three by three and form planar twodimensional hexagonal networks. In both cases, the networks are orderly stacked in a three-dimensional lattice.1991, Chor-San Heng Khoo, Physics of Liquid Crystalline Materials, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 33
- In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.
- The earth from heaven, the sea from earth, he parted orderly, / And from the thicke and foggie ayre, he tooke the lightsome skie.1567, Ovid, translated by Arthur Golding, Metamorphoses, section I
- Thus orderly marshaled, they take their course and swim whither their journey tends, as broad and wide behind as before[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- methodically
orderly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
orderly in Hindi
- neat; tidy; possessing order
- क्रमबद्ध krambaddh, व्यवस्थित vyavasthit
orderly in Tamil
- ஏவலர், ஒழுங்கு முறையான, துணை ஏவலர், உள்ளிருப்பு மருத்துவமனை ஆண் பணியாள், மருத்துவமனை அண் பணியாள்
orderly in Marathi
- orderly, well-organized, systematic
- नीट nīṭ
- orderly, well-organized
- व्यवस्थित vyavasthit
orderly in Urdu
- باقائدہ, خاموش, مرتب, متنظم
More languagesFewer languages
- orderly in Bengali
- দুরস্ত durosto, সুষ্ঠু śuśṭhu
- orderly in Malayalam
- ക്രമപ്രകാരം, പതിവായി, അടുക്കുള്ള
- orderly in Kannada
- ಅಚ್ಚುಳಾಯ್ತ, ಓರಣಿಕೆ, ಓರಣಿಗೆ, ಆಜ್ಞಾವಾಹಕ
- orderly in Thai
- มีระเบียบ, เป็นระเบียบ
Examples of orderly in a sentence
- The rectangles are orderly stacked with the topmost rectangle representing the most visible entity and subsequent rectangles representing entities underneath the mouse cursor, front to back.2014, Huei-Huang Lee, Finite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 15: Theory, Applications, Case Studies, SDC Publications, →ISBN, page...
- And in the Tombe which is an arch made of mats, they lay them orderly.1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 149:
Synonyms of orderly
- regular
- batman
- methodically
- trim
- well-kept
- in order
- neat
- neat and tidy
- neat as a new pin
- neat as a pin
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Antonyms
Forms of orderly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more orderly |
| superlative | most orderly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | ordrely |
| Noun | |
| plural | orderlies |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more orderly |
| superlative | most orderly |
Origin of orderly
From order + -ly.
Words formed from orderly
Phrases with orderly
Questions about orderly
- What does orderly mean?
- Orderly means neat and tidy; possessing order.
- What is orderly in Hindi?
- Orderly in Hindi is क्रमबद्ध (krambaddh), व्यवस्थित (vyavasthit). See Orderly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use orderly in a sentence?
- The rectangles are orderly stacked with the topmost rectangle representing the most visible entity and subsequent rectangles representing entities underneath the mouse cursor, front to back.
- What part of speech is orderly?
- Orderly can be an adjective, a noun or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce orderly?
- Orderly is pronounced /ˈɔɹdɚli/ (US).
Words near orderly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: orderly (page history and authors); orderly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नीट (Marathi) (page history and authors); orderly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); দুরস্ত (Bengali) (page history and authors); orderly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orderly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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