Adjective: orderly or-du(r)-lee
- Devoid of violence or disruption
"an orderly crowd confronted the president"
- Clean or organized
"her orderly dress";
- neat
- A hospital worker who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
"The orderly transported patients between departments";
- hospital attendant
- A soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
"the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
Derived forms: orderlies
See also: tidy
Type of: attendant, attender, pongo [Brit, informal], soldier, tender
Antonym: disorderly
Encyclopedia: Orderly