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HIERARCHAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hierarchal mean?
• HIERARCHAL (adjective)
The adjective HIERARCHAL has 1 sense:
1. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Familiarity information: HIERARCHAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Synonyms:
hierarchal; hierarchic; hierarchical
Context example:
in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first
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))
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