structured
pronunciation
How to pronounce structured in British English:
UK [ˈstrʌktʃəd]
How to pronounce structured in American English:
US [ˈstrʌktʃərd]
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- Adjective:
- having definite and highly organized structure
- resembling a living organism in organization or development
Word Origin
- structured (adj.)
- 1810, past participle adjective from structure (v.). Meaning "organized so as to produce results" is from 1959.
Example
- 1. Long and structured series of posts are not only traffic magnets , but also rss readers magnets .
- 2. Potential candidates for the gene study are sent multiple questionnaires and undergo a long structured phone interview .
- 3. The bigger concern about wikileaks is that it is structured to be beyond the reach of any jurisdiction .
- 4. And it doesn 't necessarily mean one feels transformed internally . It can be done with highly structured cognitive behavioral therapy .
- 5. Another strength of the study is that structured clinical interviews were used to diagnose autism , which was not the case with many previous studies .