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 Words From

• ordered·ness noun
• non·ordered adjective
• un·ordered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordered¹

order + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She was ordered to pay the city more than $29,000 for benefits and pay she received while she was absent.

From Los Angeles Times

A major thread in the story implicates the very much still alive Gerry Adams, who became the leader of the Sinn Féin political party in 1983, as the man who ordered Jean McConville’s kidnapping as a high-ranking IRA leader.

From Salon

A judge in Texas ordered the auction in September, and various groups – both Jones’s allies and detractors – had suggested they would bid for the company.

From BBC

In addition to the fine, it has ordered Meta to stop imposing these conditions on other services.

From BBC

He would also shower naked with them in the communal showers and the boys were ordered not to wear underpants in bed.

From BBC

Related Words

• arranged
• controlled
• organized