ordered

[ awr-derd ]

/ ˈɔr dərd /

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adjective

neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.

done according to specific principles or procedures: an ordered method of assembling the parts.

conducted according to certain precepts or rules: an ordered way of life.

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Origin of ordered

order + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM ordered

or·dered·ness, nounnon·or·dered, adjectiveun·or·dered, adjective

Words nearby ordered

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How to use ordered in a sentence

This is good news for the end of the pandemic—but particularly for those countries that have already pre-ordered millions of doses of these three vaccine candidates.
The countries that have already ordered enough vaccines for their entire population|Katherine Ellen Foley|November 24, 2020|Quartz
Not long after I was finally diagnosed, my doctor ordered a bone density scan.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As reparation, the court ordered $563 to be paid out to Yang and required the clinic to post an apology on its website.
China’s Electroshock Gay-Conversion Case|Nina Strochlic|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chan ordered the man to put it down and the ensuing criminal complaint would say that he complied.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And in September 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ordered the release of a 21-photo subset.
The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You To See|Noah Shachtman, Tim Mak|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At stake is not just the 21 photos that were originally ordered to be released.
The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You To See|Noah Shachtman, Tim Mak|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The general commanded a halt, and ordered the men to refresh and strengthen themselves by food and drink.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Poindexter ordered his men to fall in, and they followed Porter, but at a more leisurely gait.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
HE ordered a lunch which he thought the girl would like, with wine to revive the faculties that he knew must be failing.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
In 1603 it was ordered that one quart of best ale, or two of small, should be sold for one penny.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
It was now about eight o'clock at night, and the captain ordered supper immediately, thinking I had already fasted too long.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift