Webster's English Dictionary

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orderly

1. or.der.ly \'o.rd-*r-le-, 'o.rd-*l-e--\ aj 1a1: arranged or disposed in 
   some order or pattern : REGULAR  1a2: NEAT, TIDY  1b: governed by law or 
   system : REGULATED {an ~ universe> 1c: METHODICAL {an ~ mind}  2: well 
   behaved : PEACEFUL {an ~ crowd}  3: relating to or charged with the 
   transmission of military orders {the  ~ room} - orderly av
2. orderly n 1: a soldier who attends a superior officer to convey messages 
   and perform  various services 2: a hospital attendant who does general work