/hajˌɹɑˈɹkʌkʌl/ - [hayrarkukul] - hi•er•ar•chi•cal
We found 6 definitions of hierarchical from 4 different sources.
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hierarchical - classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "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" | ||
hierarchal, hierarchic | ||
nonhierarchic, nonhierarchical not classified hierarchically | ||
class-conscious, stratified (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society is becoming increasingly stratified" | ||
gradable capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.) | ||
graded, ranked, stratified arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas of the distribution" |