Neat vs. Orderly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Neat and Orderly
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Neat
Arranged in a tidy way; in good order
The books had been stacked up in neat piles
Orderly
In healthcare, an orderly (also known as a ward assistant, nurse assistant or healthcare assistant) is a hospital attendant whose job consists of assisting medical and nursing staff with various nursing and medical interventions. The highest role of an orderly is that of an operations assistant.
Neat
Done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency
A neat bit of deduction
Orderly
Free from disorder; neat or well-arranged
An orderly room.
Neat
(of liquid, especially spirits) not diluted or mixed with anything else
He drank neat Scotch
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Orderly
Having a systematic arrangement
A garden with orderly rows.
Neat
Very good; excellent
It was really neat seeing the city
Orderly
Given to keeping things neat or well-arranged
An orderly housekeeper.
Neat
A bovine animal.
Orderly
Adhering or conforming to a method or system
An orderly researcher.
Neat
Orderly and clean; tidy
A neat office.
A neat desk.
Orderly
Devoid of violence or disruption; peaceful
An orderly transition of governments.
Neat
Habitually tidy or well-organized
Was lucky to have a neat roommate.
Orderly
An attendant who does routine, nonmedical work in a hospital.
Neat
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit
A neat turn of phrase.
Orderly
A soldier assigned to attend and perform various tasks for a superior officer.
Neat
Not diluted or mixed with other substances
Neat whiskey.
Orderly
Systematically; regularly.
Neat
Left after all deductions; net
Neat profit.
Orderly
Neat and tidy; possessing order.
He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
Neat
(Slang) Wonderful; terrific
That was a neat party.
Orderly
Methodical or systematic.
We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
Neat
A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
Orderly
Peaceful; well-behaved.
An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.
Neat
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.
She has very neat hair.
Orderly
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
Neat
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
I like my whisky neat.
Orderly
A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
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
(military) A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
Neat
(archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Orderly
According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or pos=adjective way.
Neat
Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.
Orderly
(obsolete) In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.
Neat
Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.
Orderly
Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.
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
Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.
Neat
Good, excellent, desirable.
Hey, neat convertible, man.
Orderly
Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.
Neat
Used to signify a job well done.
Orderly
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
Neat
Used to signify approval.
Orderly
According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
You are blunt; go to it orderly.
Neat
(informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
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
(archaic) A bull or cow.
Orderly
A street sweeper.
Neat
(archaic) Cattle collectively.
Orderly
A soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer;
The orderly laid out the general's uniform
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 male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
Neat
Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
Orderly
Devoid of violence or disruption;
An orderly crowd confronted the president
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
According to custom or rule or natural law
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
Not haphazard;
A series of orderly actions at regular hours
Neat
Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat.
Orderly
Marked by or adhering to method or system;
A clean orderly man
An orderly mind
An orderly desk
Neat
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
Orderly
Marked by system or regularity or discipline;
A quiet ordered house
An orderly universe
A well regulated life
Neat
Clean or orderly;
Her neat dress
A neat room
Orderly
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;
A logical argument
The orderly presentation
Neat
Showing care in execution;
Neat homework
Neat handwriting
Neat
Free from what is tawdry or unbecoming;
A neat style
A neat set of rules
She hated to have her neat plans upset
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
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
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