Main Entry:

¹or·der·ly

Pronunciation:

\-lē\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1570

1 a (1): arranged or disposed in some order or pattern : regular <orderly rows of houses> (2): marked by order : tidy <keeps an orderly desk> b: governed by law : regulated <an orderly universe> c: methodical <an orderly mind>2: well behaved : peaceful <an orderly crowd>

— orderly adverb