ordered
Americanadjective
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neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized.
an ordered office.
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done according to specific principles or procedures.
an ordered method of assembling the parts.
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conducted according to certain precepts or rules.
an ordered way of life.
Other Word Forms
- nonordered adjective
- orderedness noun
- unordered adjective
Etymology
Origin of ordered
Example Sentences
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Last week, Ukraine said it had ordered the evacuation of thousands of children and their parents from frontline settlements in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
From Barron's
She said: "I think I ordered some wine from the stewardess and I made a funny face because it wasn't a very good wine."
From BBC
This method involves repeatedly reflecting geometric shapes across their edges to fill a plane, creating highly ordered and symmetrical patterns.
From Science Daily
A Cambodian bank founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted by the United States over a multibillion-dollar fraud and extradited to China, was ordered liquidated Thursday, Cambodia's central bank said.
From Barron's
He was ordered to drop his weapon twice.
From BBC
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