sorted

[sawr-tid]

adjective

Geology.

1. (of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.

2. (of sedimentary rock) consisting of particles of uniform size.

sorted

/ ˈsɔːtɪd /

interjection

1. an exclamation of satisfaction, approval, etc

adjective

1. possessing the desired recreational drugs

Other Word Forms

• well-sorted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorted¹

First recorded in 1945–50; sort + -ed ²

Example Sentences

And none of that can be sorted until the terms of their employment are confirmed.

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She said she was still reeling at the "massive" reaction to her Facebook post where people had sorted a Santa within hours.

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It gave me and the two players the chance to calm down, and we sorted it all out in training the next day.

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When they were later tested on new alien examples they had never seen before, they frequently sorted them incorrectly.

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But he said he had hoped the matter could be "sorted out quietly", and didn't know how the memo had been leaked.

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