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HIERARCHAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Example:
in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first
Synonyms:
hierarchal; hierarchic; hierarchical
Classified under:
Similar:
class-conscious; stratified ((used of society) socially hierarchical)
gradable (capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.))
graded; ranked; stratified (arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks)
vertical (of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group))