English → Latin
“orderly” in Latin
compōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qudispōnōto dispose, distribute or arrangedēscrībōto copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out; to describe in painting or writing, draw, dīligōto esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something); to set apart by choosing, to single (something) out, to moderorto set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate, allay, qualify.; to restrain; to manage, arrange, regulate, rule, guimodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest, reserved, discreettemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate; to combine, compound or blend properly; to rule, regulate, govern, manage, ar
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
orderly adj.
Regular, well-arranged, compositus; dispositus; descriptus.
Fond of order, diligens.
Well conducted, moderatus; modestus; temperans.
orderly s.
(In military language)(In military language), *miles qui duci est a mandatis; *miles ad praefecti mandata exsequenda paratus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for orderly?
- The usual Latin words for “orderly” are compōnō, dispōnō, dēscrībō; also dīligō, moderor, modestus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.