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orderly
English
Alternative forms
- ordrely (obsolete)
Etymology
From order +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???d?li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???d?li/
- Hyphenation: or?der?ly
Adjective
orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)
- Neat and tidy; possessing order.
- He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
- Methodical or systematic.
- We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
- Peaceful; well-behaved.
- An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
- Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
Synonyms
- (possessing order): regular, trim, well-kept; see also Thesaurus:orderly
- (methodical or systematic): See also Thesaurus:methodical
Derived terms
- orderliness
Translations
Noun
orderly (plural orderlies)
- A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
- A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
Translations
Adverb
orderly (comparative more orderly, superlative most orderly)
- (now rare) According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or orderly (adjective) way. [from 15th c.]
- 1991, Chor-San Heng Khoo, Physics of Liquid Crystalline Materials, CRC Press (?ISBN), page 33:
- 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.
- 2014, Huei-Huang Lee, Finite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 15: Theory, Applications, Case Studies, SDC Publications (?ISBN), page 191:
- 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.
- 1991, Chor-San Heng Khoo, Physics of Liquid Crystalline Materials, CRC Press (?ISBN), page 33:
- (obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement. [15th-19th c.]
- 1567, Arthur Golding, translating Ovid, Metamorphoses, I:
- The earth from heaven, the sea from earth, he parted orderly, / And from the thicke and foggie ayre, he tooke the lightsome skie.
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p.149:
- And in the Tombe which is an arch made of mats, they lay them orderly.
- 1567, Arthur Golding, translating Ovid, Metamorphoses, I:
Synonyms
- (in order): methodically, systematically; see also Thesaurus:methodically
Anagrams
- ordrely
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correct
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k????kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from com- (“together”) + regere (“to make straight, rule”).
Adjective
correct (comparative more correct, superlative most correct)
- Free from error; true; accurate.
- With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Synonyms
- (free from error): right
- (with good manners): well-mannered, well behaved
Antonyms
- (without error): incorrect, inaccurate
- (with good manners): uncouth
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
correct
- (India) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- Synonym: OK
Etymology 2
From Middle English correcten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus.
Verb
correct (third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)
- (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
- (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
- (transitive) To discipline; to punish.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:repair
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- correct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- correct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- correct at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French correct, from Latin corr?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r?kt/
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
correct (comparative correcter, superlative correctst)
- correct
Inflection
Synonyms
- juist
Derived terms
- correctheid
- incorrect
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin correctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.??kt/
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /k?.??k/
Adjective
correct (feminine singular correcte, masculine plural corrects, feminine plural correctes)
- correct, right
- (colloquial) passable, okay
- (Quebec, colloquial) OK, fine, alright
Derived terms
- politiquement correct
Related terms
- correctement
- correctif
- correction
- corriger
- incorrect
- incorrectement
Further reading
- “correct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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