deliberatesorting
nounUK /dɪˈlɪbərətˌsɔːtɪŋ/
US /dɪˈlɪbərətˌsɔːrtɪŋ/
The act of carefully putting things into groups after thinking about it.
The deliberatesorting of the recycling took the class an hour.
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2. A slow and careful way of deciding which group each item belongs to.
Her deliberatesorting of the papers kept the office tidy.
3. The process of thinking hard before placing things in order.
Deliberatesorting helped the team choose the right boxes.
4. A planned method for separating items by type.
The librarian used deliberatesorting to shelve the new books.