Word family noun order ≠ disorder ordering adjective ordered ≠ disordered orderly ≠ disorderly verb order
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishorderedor‧dered /ˈɔːdəd $ ˈɔːrdərd/ (also well-ordered) adjective ARRANGE A GROUP OF THINGS OR PEOPLEwell arranged or controlled an ordered existence a well-ordered household → disorderedExamples from the Corpus
ordered• a well-ordered society• Suppose the pieces of the jigsaw start off in a box in the ordered arrangement in which they form a picture.• The worshippers headed off in their own directions, and the ordered chequerboard shattered.• He was lucky to have led such an ordered life.• This was because I thought that the universe had to return to a smooth and ordered state when it became small again.• The universe could have started out in a very smooth and ordered state.• an ordered universe 