well-ordered
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-ordered
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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When a material contains the normal number of electrons, those electrons tend to organize into a well-ordered magnetic pattern called antiferromagnetism.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
More than a decade passed before he tested the idea, using copper ions and organic compounds called nitriles to create well-ordered, spacious crystals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Local resident Reka told me she couldn't understand how an attack like this could have happened in her well-ordered city.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
Three years later, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture whisked them off to a quaint fictional village in the west of England, zigzagging through arable fields and well-ordered front gardens.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
It was an ordinary day in the quiet, well-ordered place.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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