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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer;
- Example: "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"

2. a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients;
[syn: orderly, hospital attendant]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. devoid of violence or disruption;
- Example: "an orderly crowd confronted the president"

2. clean or organized;
- Example: "her neat dress"
- Example: "a neat room"
[syn: neat, orderly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Orderly \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. [1913 Webster] Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. A street sweeper. [Eng.] --Mayhew. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Orderly \Or"der*ly\, a. 1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community. [1913 Webster] 3. Performed in good or established order; well-regulated. "An orderly . . . march." --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders. "Aids-de-camp and orderly men." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Orderly \Or"der*ly\, adv. According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly. [1913 Webster] You are blunt; go to it orderly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

orderly adj 1: devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president" [ant: disorderly] 2: clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" [syn: neat, orderly] n 1: a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" 2: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients [syn: orderly, hospital attendant]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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