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well-ordered

well-ordered adjective: having a precise arrangement. Also the simple past and past participle of well-order.

Adjective

well-ordered (comparative more well-ordered, superlative most well-ordered)

  1. Having a precise arrangement.
  2. (not comparable) Having a well-order.

Also used as

well-ordered is also the simple past and past participle of well-order.

Forms of well-ordered

comparativemore well-ordered
superlativemost well-ordered

Questions about well-ordered

What does well-ordered mean?
Well-ordered means having a precise arrangement.
What part of speech is well-ordered?
Well-ordered is an adjective.

Words near well-ordered in the dictionary

  1. well-oiled
  2. well-oiled machine
  3. well-oiled machines
  4. well-order
  5. well-orderable
  6. well-ordered
  7. well-ordering
  8. well-orderings
  9. well-orders
  10. well-organized
  11. well-padded

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