organized
adjectiveverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɔːɡənaɪzd//
- United States//ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd//
Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.
adjective
- 1
Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.
Your desk is so organized!
- 2
Of a person, characterized by efficient organization.
Your desk is so neat and tidy — I've never met someone so organized before!
- 3
Unionized.
If young persons of both sexes were brought together in the honest practical relations of organized labor, we should see no more of these fond nympholepsies
verb
- 1
Also a form of organizesimple past and past participle of organize
adjective
- 1
rareOf a musical instrument, having keys (like an organ); keyed.
The original concert advertisement including his name mentions “An Aria with accompaniment of organized trumpet, sung by Mlle. Gassmann, the words of which are by Herr Lieutenant [Giovanni de] v. Gamerra, poet of the Imperial Royal Court Theatre, the music by Herr Franz Xaver Süssmayer [sic], Kapellmeister of the I.R. Court Theatre.”
Etymology
From organ (“musical instrument”) + -ize, calque of German organisierte/organisirte.
Forms
- comparative
- more organized
- superlative
- most organized
organized · Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.
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