degreed

American  

[dih-greed] / dɪˈgrid /

adjective

1. having an academic title conferred by a university or college as an indication of the completion of a course of study or as an honorary recognition of achievement.

   I had seen this tension before between the drafters and the degreed mechanical engineers.

   For this position, a degreed individual from an accredited university is preferred, but not required.

2. occurring in greater and lesser degrees, levels, or amounts.

   Guilt is degreed—it varies along a gradient that depends on many factors, some of which are outside a person’s control.

3. (of a crime) having different classifications according to gravity, as first degree, second degree, etc..

   Property damage is a degreed crime because of the range of possible values of the loss.

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Other Word Forms

• undegreed
  adjective
• underdegreed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of degreed

First recorded in 1555–65; degree ( def. ) + -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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degreed

“No documentaries, specials or movies, just cutting edge graphics, a heavy emphasis on social media, and a staff of degreed meteorologists,” Douglas told The Washington Post in 2011.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023

“But that is no longer true. Many degreed people are unable to earn the kind of money, proportional to the cost of education, that used to be routine. And that includes me.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

With so many openings, agencies are looking beyond degreed social workers and turning to those whose experiences are more closely aligned with the people they would be helping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2020

That is down from new degreed enrollment of 24,500 and degreed enrollment of 176,900 during the first quarter last year.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2017

The moon travels in a similar diagonal direction around the earth, varying between 18-1/2 degrees and 28-1/2 degreed above and below the equator.

From The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns by Adams, Henry C.