- (n.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders or to render other service.
- (a.) Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.
- (n.) A street sweeper.
- (a.) Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
- (a.) Observant of order, authority or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.
- (a.) Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.
- (adv.) According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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