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单词 orderly
释义

orderly

1 of 2

adjective

or·​der·​ly ˈȯr-dər-lē How to pronounce orderly (audio)
1
a(1)
: arranged or disposed in some order or pattern : regular
orderly rows of houses
(2)
: marked by order : tidy
keeps an orderly desk
b
: governed by law : regulated
an orderly universe
c
: methodical
an orderly mind
2
: well behaved : peaceful
an orderly crowd
orderly adverb

orderly

2 of 2

noun

plural orderlies
1
: a soldier assigned to perform various services (such as carrying messages) for a superior officer
2
: a hospital attendant who does routine or heavy work (such as cleaning, carrying supplies, or moving patients)

Synonyms

Adjective

  • antiseptic
  • bandbox
  • crisp
  • groomed
  • kempt
  • neat
  • picked up
  • prim
  • shipshape
  • smug
  • snug
  • tidied
  • tidy
  • trig
  • trim
  • uncluttered
  • well-groomed
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Example Sentences

Adjective an orderly arrangement of pictures She sorted the information into orderly categories. Outside the theater, an orderly line of people waited to buy tickets. an orderly crowd of protesters Please exit the building in an orderly fashion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The bill also provides guidelines for a president and vice president to receive federal resources during their transition into office to ensure an orderly transfer of power. Jack Turman, CBS News, 20 July 2022 In January 2021, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, seeking to block the orderly transition of power after Joseph Biden’s victory over Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Steven Litt, cleveland, 3 July 2022 The Lemasters invited the scouts into their home and politely asked them to line up in an orderly fashion. Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021 No major injuries have been reported on Sunday, even as the Taliban fired in the air and used batons to make people line up in orderly fashion outside the airport gates. Tim O'donnell, The Week, 22 Aug. 2021 The idea, according to the foundation, is that a orderly, predetermined process can reduce the stress during an already chaotic and likely tragic scenario. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022 The most immediate consequence of the militia's blitzkrieg across Afghanistan is a political disaster for President Joe Biden who ordered all American troops out but failed to orchestrate an orderly withdrawal. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 16 Aug. 2021 Military officials said the overall size of the force in Afghanistan would temporarily grow beyond the number of troops there now as extra security and logistics forces arrive to help safeguard an orderly withdrawal. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021 The delay will give U.S. commanders time to conduct an orderly withdrawal, instead of a rush to depart by next month, the senior official said. Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2021
Noun
The first person in the county to get vaccinated was an elderly orderly in the hospital’s emergency department, based on his front-line job and age. Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2021 Black workers are also overrepresented in high-contact essential services, making up 33% of nursing assistants and 39% of hospital orderlies. Jeff Green, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020 And now, so do UPS drivers, and postal workers, and agricultural field hands, and hospital orderlies, and a whole range of people whose jobs require them to continue to work with others despite the dangers and lockdowns. Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2020 The ships can each accommodate up to 1,3000 doctors, nurses, orderlies and ship’s crew, with medical personnel assigned from existing naval hospitals and medical facilities ashore. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2020 Just as the medical system depends on the lowest paid of the health workers—the orderlies and custodians—the food system, now that restaurants have been limited to takeout and delivery, depends on a whole cadre of men pedalling bicycles. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020 The doctors—and nurses, orderlies, pharmacists, administrative staff, and others—are also trying to understand how the disease works and what distinguishes it from other illnesses with similar symptoms. Erik Sherman, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2020 The trio are some combination of orderlies and couriers, riding motorcycles through lethal terrain—marked with stakes to show where the bombs lie—to ferry patients or secure supplies. Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 29 Jan. 2020 Most direct patient care at UTH is provided not by nurses or orderlies, but family members. Oliver Staley, Quartz Africa, 30 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Noun

1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

orderly 1 of 2

adjective

or·​der·​ly ˈȯr-dər-lē How to pronounce orderly (audio)
1
: having a neat arrangement : tidy
an orderly room
2
: obeying commands or rules : well-behaved
an orderly meeting
orderly children

orderly

2 of 2

noun

plural orderlies
1
: a soldier who works for an officer especially to carry messages
2
: a person who does cleaning and general work in a hospital

Medical Definition

orderly

noun

or·​der·​ly -lē How to pronounce orderly (audio)
plural orderlies
: a hospital attendant who does routine or heavy work (as carrying supplies or moving patients)

orderly 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in tidy
being clean and in good order a small, unpretentious inn offering pleasant, orderly rooms

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tidy
  • tidied
  • neat
  • trim
  • uncluttered
  • organized
  • kempt
  • shipshape
  • prim
  • crisp
  • groomed
  • picked up
  • antiseptic
  • well-groomed
  • immaculate
  • bandbox
  • snug
  • smug
  • streamlined
  • trig
  • systematic
  • sleek
  • spiffy
  • spotless
  • dapper
  • spruce
  • taut
  • saucy
  • spic-and-span
  • natty
  • spick-and-span
  • smart
  • rakish
  • straight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disorderly
  • messy
  • disordered
  • untidy
  • disheveled
  • unkempt
  • slovenly
  • dishevelled
  • shabby
  • sloppy
  • slipshod
  • dirty
  • scruffy
  • filthy
  • sordid
  • squalid
  • seedy
  • mussed
  • sloven
  • disorganized
  • foul
  • mussy
  • nasty
  • rumpled
  • unsystematic
  • dowdy
  • tumbled
  • frowzy
  • frowsy
  • tousled
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2
as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern the consultant developed an orderly procedure that allows us to process our Internet sales much more quickly and efficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • organized
  • systematic
  • systematized
  • methodical
  • structured
  • methodic
  • regular
  • neat
  • regularized
  • detailed
  • standardized
  • ordered
  • accurate
  • precise
  • correct
  • clocklike
  • specific
  • exact

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • haphazard
  • disorganized
  • unsystematic
  • irregular
  • chaotic
  • disorderly
  • planless
  • nonsystematic
  • disordered
  • patternless
  • immethodical
  • unordered
  • shambolic
  • systemless
  • hit-or-miss
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orderly

2 of 2

adverb

as in neatly

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • neatly
  • tidily
  • trimly
  • smartly
  • elegantly
  • stylishly
  • dashingly
  • sharply
  • fussily
  • fashionably
  • nattily
  • immaculately
  • fastidiously
  • modishly
  • cleanly
  • pristinely
  • carefully
  • meticulously
  • spotlessly
  • sprucely
  • swankily
  • snappily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sloppily
  • slovenly
  • slatternly
  • untidily
  • inelegantly
  • messily
  • dowdily
  • shabbily
  • nastily
  • scruffily
  • foully
  • filthily
  • sleazily
  • dingily
  • grubbily
  • mussily
  • dirtily
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