orderlyor‧der‧ly1 /ˈɔːdəli $ ˈɔːrdərli/ ●○○ adjective 
The tools were arranged in orderly rows. She needs to organize her ideas in a more orderly way.► see thesaurus at tidy2peaceful or well behaved OPP disorderlyin (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]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an orderly crowd
- an orderly desk
- Police said it was an orderly demonstration and there were no arrests.
- The crowd were orderly and in good spirits.
- The improvements were put into effect in an orderly manner.
- And, between the shops, the colorful patches of flower beds made it all appear orderly and safe.
- But in fact, on the disc itself, the arrangement of the text is anything but neat and orderly.
- For some time, astronomers have been seeing hints of an orderly design in the universe.
- It purports to be the end of some orderly progression of thought and effort, yet it constitutes a complete non sequitur.
- Its structure should be orderly, communications unambiguous, and strategies firmly implemented to prevent splitting.
- To live in a stable and orderly community.
THESAURUS
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.
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.
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.
a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean: · a large house on well-kept grounds
arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way: · The room was orderly and uncluttered.
Longman Language Activatorto behave well especially spoken to do what people tell you and not cause any trouble - use this especially about children: · If you two don't behave, I'm taking you straight home.behave yourself (=behave well): · Make sure you behave yourselves when we visit Grandma.
someone who is well-behaved does not cause any trouble and does what other people tell them to do - use this especially about children, pets, or large groups of people: · Can I bring my dog? She's very well-behaved.· a well-behaved child· The crowd was noisy but well-behaved.
if a child is good , he or she does not cause trouble and does what he or she is told to do: · I was always very good at school.· He's a good little boy.be good! (=used to tell a child to behave well): · Bye now, Jessie. Be good.
British /behavior American to make a special effort to behave well by doing and saying the right things and being very polite, because you know other people are watching you: · Dinner was very formal, with everyone on their best behaviour.
to try not to behave badly, especially because you do not want to be noticed or caught: · Have a good time, boys, but try to stay out of trouble.· If I stay out of trouble till June, my parents will take me to Florida.
informal to behave well, especially by not doing anything wrong or illegal: · It's not a great job, but if you keep your nose clean, you should be promoted by the end of the year.· He's been sentenced to seven years in prison, but he'll be out in four if he keeps his nose clean.
: an orderly crowd/demonstration/march etc well-behaved and not violent or out of control: · Police said it was an orderly demonstration and there were no arrests.· The crowd were orderly and in good spirits.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The elections were conducted in an orderly fashion.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The elections were conducted in an orderly fashion. (=with no bad behaviour or pushing in front of other people)· She told the children to form an orderly queue.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· When she first arrived, she had thought the place as orderly as a military post.· They were dressed like royalty and were as orderly as a drill team in final competition.
· Now, that was a much more orderly occasion with people waiting patiently to enter the tent instead of creating a crush.· Prisons might very well be more orderly if conditions were improved.· Other investors, who follow a more orderly calendar, may find their portfolio performance lagging.
NOUN· The Gaijin were piling arms in an orderly fashion.· Proceed in an orderly fashion and disregard curbstone advice.· The tables were covered with the velvet Dave had found and the exhibits laid out in an orderly fashion.· Engrams are not filed in the orderly fashion man-aged by a cleared standard bank.· Journalism is supposed to present facts in an accurate and orderly fashion.· I arrange my papers in an orderly fashion on my driftwood desk and sharpen my pencils, as I always do.
· It is also important to plant in an orderly manner to fit the width of your mower cut.· Will my right hon. Friend undertake to ensure that any changes in the milk marketing regulations are introduced in an orderly manner?· Thirdly, the existence of a global data structure allowed the interfaces between components to be specified in an orderly manner.· Sections and documents on a file must be maintained in an orderly manner.· At Canon Grindal's, life was proceeding in an orderly manner in its usual direction.· They waited in a dignified and orderly manner outside the Children's Panel offices.
· Yussuf's unhappiness had spread a cloud over the whole orderly room.· Where I had my orderly room.· He set off for the orderly room and could not find it.
· But those regulations do ensure that we, the populace, go about disposing of dead people in an orderly way.· We examine these in an orderly way and assign each system a success or failure branch in respect of its operation.· The rehearsals continued, subdued but in an orderly way.
WORD FAMILYnounorder ≠ disorderorderingadjectiveordered ≠ disorderedorderly ≠ disorderlyverborder
1arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way OPP disorderlyin (an) orderly something The tools were arranged in orderly rows. She needs to organize her ideas in a more orderly way.► see thesaurus at tidy2peaceful or well behaved OPP disorderlyin (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]