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say it: AWR-durd
ordered is an adjective meaning "having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule". It is pronounced /ˈɔɹdɚd/ — AWR-durd. It carries 3 recorded senses.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
“an ordered sequence”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
“the carefully arranged chessmen”
“haphazardly arranged interlobular septa”
“comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace”
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
“a coherent argument”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ordered come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.