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Synonyms for orderly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : awr-der-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr dər li

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Définition of orderly

Origin :
  • late 15c., "in due order," from order + -ly (2).
  • adj methodical, organized
  • adj well-behaved
Example sentences :
  • By common consent he was pre-eminently God-fearing, orderly and conscientious.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • In the orderly transfer of power, we celebrate the unity that keeps us free.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • "Then we'll say at three," she said calmly, and took an orderly and unflurried departure.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • As long as there was an orderly sovereign, such as Henry II.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • He had not seemed even to notice how orderly and freshened everything was.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • She had been so neat and orderly about everything and had kept him so clean from a baby up.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • His manner of demonstration was so orderly and neat and simple, that it was not easy to mistake him.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I was regular in my irregularities, and orderly in my disorders.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Compare them with the stern, orderly array of the trained battalions.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Like all growths it will have an orderly development and mature by slow degrees.
  • Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond

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