orderly
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- well-organized, businesslike, in order, methodical, neat, regular, scientific, shipshape, systematic, tidy
- well-behaved, controlled, disciplined, law-abiding, peaceable, quiet, restrained

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Antonyms: chaotic, disorderly, disordered
Contrasted words: haphazard, irregular, unmethodical, unsystematic, careless, casual, free and easy
Related Idioms: in apple-pie order
Related Words: accurate, correct, exact, precise, alike, uniform, businesslike, conventional, formal, picked up

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English Thesaurus: tidy, neat, immaculate, well-kept, orderly, ...

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I. or‧der‧ly¹ /ˈɔːdəli $ ˈɔːrdərli/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: order ≠ disorder, ordering; adjective: ordered ≠ disordered, orderly ≠ disorderly; verb: order]

1. arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way Antonym : disorderly
in (an) orderly something
The tools were arranged in orderly rows.
She needs to organize her ideas in a more orderly way.

2. peaceful or well behaved Antonym : disorderly
in (an) orderly something
The elections were conducted in an orderly fashion.
They waited in a dignified and orderly manner outside the church.
—orderliness noun [uncountable]

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II. orderly² noun (plural orderlies) [countable]

1. someone who does unskilled jobs in a hospital

2. a soldier who does unskilled jobs

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orderly
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. very | fairly, more or less, relatively
PHRASES in an orderly fashion/way We want to bring about this change in an orderly fashion.

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tidy British English a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place:
a tidy desk
I want to leave the place clean and tidy before we go.
neat use this about things that are carefully arranged in a way that is nice to look at:
a neat pile of towels
The room was neat and tidy.
immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt, ɪˈmækjʊlət/ a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat – use this to emphasize how clean something looks:
Our house was always immaculate.
well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean:
a large house on well-kept grounds
orderly arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way:
The room was orderly and uncluttered.

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