hierarchical (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hierarchical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	hierarchical, hierarchal, hierarchic	classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

hierarchical > pronunciation
Sounds	hhay.raa'rkahkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *hierarchical*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers.
Examples	"it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art" "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
Synonyms	hierarchal, hierarchic
Narrower	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)
Opposite	nonhierarchical, nonhierarchic	not classified hierarchically
Spanish	jerárquico
Catalan	jeràrquic
Nouns	hierarchy	a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
Adverbs	hierarchically	in a hierarchical manner

HyperDic: hierarchical