You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for July 11.

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Today’s word is orderly, spelled o-r-d-e-r-l-y.

orderly /ˈɔːdəli $ ˈɔːrdərli/ ●○○ adjective

well arranged or organized

Please exit the building in an orderly fashion.

Form an orderly queue.

The passengers were asked to leave the plane in an orderly fashion.

She put the letters in three orderly piles.

During the fire drill, the children were asked to proceed in an orderly way down the stairs and out of the building.

orderly noun (plural orderlies) [countable]

a soldier who does unskilled jobs

someone who does unskilled jobs in a hospital

The first person in the county to get vaccinated was an elderly orderly in the hospital’s emergency department, based on his front-line job and age.

— Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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