sorted
(of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.
(of sedimentary rock) consisting of particles of uniform size.
Origin of sorted
1Other words from sorted
- well-sorted, adjective
Words that may be confused with sorted
- sordid, sorted
Words Nearby sorted
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How to use sorted in a sentence
After you have the list of sorted names, you can add the participant’s email addresses so everyone gets a notification.
Olwyn had come over from Paris in September 1963 to help with the children until Ted sorted things out.
Lena, Emilia, and I are laughing because we sorted the wig thing out nice and early.
Natalie Dormer Talks ‘Hunger Games,’ Feminism, and Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Needs More Dick | Marlow Stern | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he sorted that out, and for the rest of his long life, basked in the afterglow of the Kennedy White House.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK | Ted Widmer | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it's messy you get the women in, but when the mess is sorted out keep the women, they are no threat.
The Clinton Global Initiative Kicks off With Tears, Impressions, and Fighting Words | Nina Strochlic | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
But grumble grumble sometimes my messages get sorted into the wrong folders.
Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy | Winston Ross | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe classes themselves are ill-sorted and often troublesome, and are usually unwieldy by reason of their size.
I could not bring them to you before, for Mother only sorted them out to throw away this morning.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteWe sat in rows for some time, while officers took our names, and sorted us into medical and surgical classes.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine ChildersHere they were sorted with great care by his own hands, and prepared for foreign markets.
The girls sorted them eagerly, putting them pell-mell into the drawers without the slightest attempt at any sort of order.
Betty Vivian | L. T. Meade
British Dictionary definitions for sorted
/ (ˈsɔːtɪd) slang /
an exclamation of satisfaction, approval, etc
possessing the desired recreational drugs
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