Orderly vs. Neat

Orderly vs. Neat — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Orderly and Neat

Orderlyadjective

Neat and tidy; possessing order.

He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.

Neatnoun

(archaic) A bull or cow.

Orderlyadjective

Methodical or systematic.

We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.

Neatnoun

(archaic) Cattle collectively.

Orderlyadjective

Peaceful; well-behaved.

An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.

Neatnoun

(informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.

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Orderlyadjective

Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.

Neatadjective

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.She has very neat hair.

Orderlynoun

A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.

Neatadjective

Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.

I like my whisky neat.

Orderlynoun

A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

Neatadjective

(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.
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Orderlyadverb

According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or pos=adjective way.

Neatadjective

(archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net.

Orderlyadverb

(obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.

Neatadjective

Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.

The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.

Orderlynoun

a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer;

the orderly laid out the general's uniform

Neatadjective

Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.

Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.

Orderlynoun

a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties

Neatadjective

Good, excellent, desirable.

Hey, neat convertible, man.

Orderlyadjective

devoid of violence or disruption;

an orderly crowd confronted the president

Neatadjective

clean or orderly;

her neat dressa neat room

Orderlyadjective

according to custom or rule or natural law

Neatadjective

showing care in execution;

neat homeworkneat handwriting

Orderlyadjective

not haphazard;

a series of orderly actions at regular hours

Neatadjective

free from what is tawdry or unbecoming;

a neat stylea neat set of rulesshe hated to have her neat plans upset

Orderlyadjective

marked by or adhering to method or system;

a clean orderly manan orderly mindan orderly desk

Neatadjective

free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed;

he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheeka clean throwthe neat exactness of the surgeon's knife

Orderlyadjective

marked by system or regularity or discipline;

a quiet ordered housean orderly universea well regulated life

Neatadjective

very good;

he did a bully joba neat sports carhad a great time at the partyyou look simply smashing

Orderlyadjective

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;

a logical argumentthe orderly presentation

Neatadjective

without water;

took his whiskey neat