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Definition of orderly adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

orderly

adjective
 
/ˈɔːdəli/
 
/ˈɔːrdərli/
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  1. arranged or organized in a neat, careful and logical way synonym tidy
    • a calm and orderly life
    • vegetables planted in orderly rows
    • a woman with an orderly mind
    Extra Examples
    • Everything was neat and orderly.
    • The plates were in orderly stacks according to size.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • very
    • fairly
    • relatively
    phrases
    • in an orderly fashion
    • in an orderly manner
    • in an orderly way
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  2. behaving well; peaceful
    • an orderly demonstration
    • The elections were conducted in a peaceful and orderly fashion.
    • It was a civilized and orderly society.
    opposite disorderly
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • very
    • fairly
    • relatively
    phrases
    • in an orderly fashion
    • in an orderly manner
    • in an orderly way
    See full entry
See orderly in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee orderly in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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