ordered

[awr-derd]

adjective

1. neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized.

   an ordered office.

2. done according to specific principles or procedures.

   an ordered method of assembling the parts.

3. conducted according to certain precepts or rules.

   an ordered way of life.

Other Word Forms

• orderedness noun
• nonordered adjective
• unordered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordered¹

order + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The standoff means that hundreds of thousands of government workers have been put on temporary unpaid leave or deemed essential and ordered to work without pay.

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Separately, a judge ordered federal forces not to employ tear gas or pepper balls on journalists or peaceful protesters.

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The spot-kick was ordered to be retaken for encroachment inside the area and Haaland struck his second effort the opposite direction, only for it to be parried away again by Peretz.

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At the end of the hearing, the judge ordered Rinderknecht to remain in custody.

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It would include lockers for patrons to pick up books ordered online, computers, printers and scanners, and public meeting space.

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Related Words

• arranged www.thesaurus.com
• controlled 
• organized