adjective
1. : exhibiting the characters of an organism especially in being differentiated to perform various vital functions
the amoeba is in fact a highly organized animal
production of organized life in an infusion depends chiefly on airborne spores
2.
a. : having a formal organization to coordinate or carry out joint activities
organized baseball
organized crime
b. : having a politically defined area and formal governmental institutions usually as a result of action by a higher authority
organized county
organized territory of the U.S.
3. : affiliated by membership in an organization
organized labor
organized medicine
an estimated 8 million organized bowlers in the U.S. — Victor Kalman
4. slang : intoxicated