orderly

Etymology

From order + -ly.

adj

1. Neat and tidy; possessing order.
   He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
2. Methodical or systematic.
   We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
3. Peaceful; well-behaved.
   An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.

noun

1. A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
2. (military) A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

adv

1. (now rare) According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way.
   Phase R: the rods are linked three by three and form planar twodimensional hexagonal networks. In both cases, the networks are orderly stacked in a three-dimensional lattice. 1991, Chor-San Heng Khoo, Physics of Liquid Crystalline Materials, CRC Press, page 33
   The rectangles are orderly stacked with the topmost rectangle representing the most visible entity and subsequent rectangles representing entities underneath the mouse cursor, front to back. 2014, Huei-Huang Lee, Finite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 15: Theory, Applications, Case Studies, SDC Publications, page 191
2. (obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.
   The earth from heaven, the sea from earth, he parted orderly, / And from the thicke and foggie ayre, he tooke the lightsome skie. 1567, Ovid, translated by Arthur Golding, Metamorphoses, section I
   And in the Tombe which is an arch made of mats, they lay them orderly. 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 149