orderly

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 arranged or organized in a neat, careful and logical way: a calm and orderly life * vegetables planted in orderly rows * a woman with an orderly mind 2 behaving well; peaceful: an orderly demonstration * The elections were conducted in a peaceful and orderly fashion. OPPDISORDERLY orderliness noun [U] noun (plural orderlies) 1 a person who works in a hospital, usually doing jobs that do not need any special training 2 a soldier who does jobs that do not need any special training