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orderly

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1. orderly - Noun

2. orderly - Adjective

3. orderly - Adverb

5. orderly - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.

Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.

Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.

According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.

A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.

A street sweeper.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. George Mikes

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert

I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of all that exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings. Albert Einstein

This kind of overall way of thinking is not only a fertile source of new theoretical ideas: it is needed for the human mind to function in a generally harmonious way, which could in turn help to make possible an orderly and stable society. David Bohm

Orderly discipline and morale within an army was the responsibility of the Division Commander. Iwane Matsui

The historic role of the Conservative Party is to use the leverage of its political and diplomatic skills to create a fresh balance between the different elements within the state at those times when, for one reason or another, their imbalance threatens to disrupt the orderly development of society. Edward Heath

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