orderly

adj 1: devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd

confronted the president" [ant: {disorderly}]

2: according to custom or rule or natural law [syn: {lawful}, {rule-governed}]

3: not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular

hours" [syn: {systematic}]

4: marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly

man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"

5: marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet

ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated

life" [syn: {ordered}, {regulated}]

6: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent

relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly

presentation" [syn: {consistent}, {logical}, {ordered}]

n 1: a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer;

"the orderly laid out the general's uniform"

2: a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties

[syn: {hospital attendant}]