orderly

Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹdɚli/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
  2. noun a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
  3. adjective devoid of violence or disruption

Etymology

From order + -ly.

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Broader (hypernyms)
soldier, attendant

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