orderedor‧dered /ˈɔːdəd $ ˈɔːrdərd/ (also well-ordered) adjective - a well-ordered society
- an ordered universe
- He was lucky to have led such an ordered life.
- Suppose the pieces of the jigsaw start off in a box in the ordered arrangement in which they form a picture.
- The universe could have started out in a very smooth and ordered state.
- The worshippers headed off in their own directions, and the ordered chequerboard shattered.
- This was because I thought that the universe had to return to a smooth and ordered state when it became small again.
nounorder ≠ disorderorderingadjectiveordered ≠ disorderedorderly ≠ disorderlyverborder