hierarchical

Also hi·er·ar·chic

[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-]

adjective

1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.

Other Word Forms

• hierarchically adverb
• antihierarchic adjective
• antihierarchical adjective
• antihierarchically adverb
• nonhierarchic adjective
• nonhierarchical adjective
• nonhierarchically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hierarchical¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See hierarch, -ical

Example Sentences

Indian work culture remains much more hierarchical, some tech professionals say.

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She is the one who opposed Carmy’s suggestion of implementing the hierarchical French Brigade method in Season 1.

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Some of this is likely due to the fact that some religious belief systems attract and reinforce hierarchical thinking.

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California still feels less dominated by a hierarchical class system than most of America.

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The tech right believes, therefore, that they must destroy "the existing order to create a technologized, hierarchical one with engineers at the top."

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