heypolyglot
Italian

ordinatamente

/or.di.na.taˈmen.te/adverbC2
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Meaning

tidily, neatly

  • In an orderly, tidy, or well-arranged manner.

In a sentence

I documenti erano disposti ordinatamente sulla scrivania del direttore.

The documents were neatly arranged on the director's desk.

Gli studenti si misero ordinatamente in fila prima di entrare.

The students queued up neatly before entering.

Non puoi riporre i vestiti ordinatamente nell'armadio invece di lasciarli lì?

Can't you put the clothes neatly in the wardrobe instead of leaving them there?

Usage notes

  • Formed regularly from the feminine adjective 'ordinata' plus '-mente'.

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