Meaning & use
Orderly
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Arranged in a neat, methodical, or well-organized manner.
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The books were stacked in an orderly row on the shelf.
Students filed out of the building in an orderly fashion during the drill.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun for a hospital attendant who assists with patient care and maintains ward routines.
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disorderlychaotic
Another way to use it
2. noun
An attendant in a hospital who performs routine, non-medical tasks such as moving patients or equipment.
The orderly wheeled the patient down to the radiology department.
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