noun
- A soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer.
- usage: "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
- A male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients.
- synonyms: hospital attendant
adjective
- Devoid of violence or disruption.
- usage: "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
- Clean or organized.
- usage: "her neat dress"; "a neat room"
- synonyms: neat
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