Orderly vs. Neat: What's the Difference?
Orderly and Neat Definitions
Orderly
Free from disorder; neat or well-arranged
An orderly room.
Neat
Orderly and clean; tidy
A neat office.
A neat desk.
Orderly
Having a systematic arrangement
A garden with orderly rows.
Neat
Habitually tidy or well-organized
Was lucky to have a neat roommate.
Orderly
Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged
An orderly housekeeper.
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Neat
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit
A neat turn of phrase.
Orderly
Adhering or conforming to a method or system
An orderly researcher.
Neat
Not diluted or mixed with other substances
Neat whiskey.
Orderly
Devoid of violence or disruption; peaceful
An orderly transition of governments.
Neat
Left after all deductions; net
Neat profit.
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Orderly
An attendant who does routine, nonmedical work in a hospital.
Neat
(Slang) Wonderful; terrific
That was a neat party.
Orderly
A soldier assigned to attend and perform various tasks for a superior officer.
Neat
A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
Orderly
Systematically; regularly.
Neat
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.
She has very neat hair.
Orderly
Neat and tidy; possessing order.
He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
Neat
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
I like my whisky neat.
Orderly
Methodical or systematic.
We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
Neat
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.
The molecular beam was neat acetylene.
Orderly
Peaceful; well-behaved.
An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
Neat
(archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Orderly
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
Neat
Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.
Orderly
A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
Neat
Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.
Orderly
(military) A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
Neat
Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules.
Orderly
According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or pos=adjective way.
Neat
Good, excellent, desirable.
Hey, neat convertible, man.
Orderly
(obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.
Neat
Used to signify a job well done.
Orderly
Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.
Neat
Used to signify approval.
Orderly
Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.
Neat
(informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
Orderly
Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.
Neat
(archaic) A bull or cow.
Orderly
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
Neat
(archaic) Cattle collectively.
Orderly
According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
You are blunt; go to it orderly.
Neat
Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.
Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat.
The steer, the heifer, and the calfAre all called neat.
A neat and a sheep of his own.
Orderly
A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.
Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace.
Neat
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
Orderly
A street sweeper.
Neat
Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
Orderly
A soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer;
The orderly laid out the general's uniform
Neat
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
Orderly
A male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
Neat
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat.
Orderly
Devoid of violence or disruption;
An orderly crowd confronted the president
Neat
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
Orderly
According to custom or rule or natural law
Neat
Clean or orderly;
Her neat dress
A neat room
Orderly
Not haphazard;
A series of orderly actions at regular hours
Neat
Showing care in execution;
Neat homework
Neat handwriting
Orderly
Marked by or adhering to method or system;
A clean orderly man
An orderly mind
An orderly desk
Neat
Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming;
A neat style
A neat set of rules
She hated to have her neat plans upset
Orderly
Marked by system or regularity or discipline;
A quiet ordered house
An orderly universe
A well regulated life
Neat
Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed;
He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek
A clean throw
The neat exactness of the surgeon's knife
Orderly
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;
A logical argument
The orderly presentation
Neat
Very good;
He did a bully job
A neat sports car
Had a great time at the party
You look simply smashing
Neat
Without water;
Took his whiskey neat
