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orderly

/ˈɔɹdɚli/ adjective B1
  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.
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I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 1 · B2
And steps coming down in an orderly way
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 17 · C1
He has the tidiest and most orderly brain, with the greatest capacity for storing facts, of any man living.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 4 · B2
“Was Sir James a man who was orderly in his habits?”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 21 · B2

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