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orderly

adj
/ˈɔɹdɚli/US/ˈɔːdəli/UK

Etymology

From order + -ly.

  1. derived from *ordō✻
  2. derived from ōrdinem
  3. derived from ordre
  4. inherited from ordre
  5. suffixed as orderly — “order + ly”

Definitions

  1. Neat and tidy

    Neat and tidy; possessing order.

    • He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.

  2. Methodical or systematic.

    • We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.

  3. Peaceful

    Peaceful; well-behaved.

    • An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Being on duty

      Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.

      • aids-de-camp and orderly men

    2. A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.

    3. A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

    4. According to good order or practice

      According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way.

      • You are blunt; go to it orderly.
      • 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.
      • 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.

    5. In order

      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.
      • Thus orderly marshaled, they take their course and swim whither their journey tends, as broad and wide behind as before[…].
      • And in the Tombe which is an arch made of mats, they lay them orderly.

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Derived

disorderly, misorderly, nonorderly, orderliness, unorderly

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at orderly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01orderly02peaceful03strife04contention05subject06situated07money08entity09array

A definitional loop anchored at orderly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at orderly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA