graduated

[ graj-oo-ey-tid ]

/ ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

characterized by or arranged in degrees, especially successively, as according to height, depth, or difficulty: a graduated series of lessons.

marked with divisions or units of measurement.

(of a bird's tail) having the longest feathers in the center, the others being successively shorter.

(of a tax) increasing along with the taxable base: a graduated income tax.

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Origin of graduated

First recorded in 1645–55; graduate + -ed²

non·grad·u·at·ed, adjectiveo·ver·grad·u·at·ed, adjectiveun·grad·u·at·ed, adjective

Having graduated Juilliard last spring, Alex Sharp is too young to have given the performance of a lifetime.
Hedwig, Hugh & Michael Cera: 12 Powerhouse Theater Performances of 2014|Janice Kaplan|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The moment came where newly graduated cops customarily toss their white gloves into the air in celebration.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dean Todd remained my friend until I graduated in 1988, with my degree in English literature.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had graduated NYU just a few years earlier and begun a career in publishing, but the addiction got the best of me.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Trotter graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and became the first black man named to Phi Beta Kappa.
The Fight to Ban ‘Birth of a Nation’|Jack Schwartz|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He graduated at Yale college, and at the commencement of hostilities was appointed to the chief command of the Connecticut troops.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Plain and graduated tubes accompany the instrument; milk-tubes (Fig. 128) must be purchased separately.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She is a country school-ma'am, and is to be graduated this month in the Normal School in Mayville, where you are visiting.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Lily aped the manners of girls who had long since graduated from school and were flashy in their dress and manners.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
He graduated as a lieutenant in 1852, and for some years was attached to the staff college as an assistant professor.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various

graduated

[ grăj′ōō-ā′tĭd ]

Divided into or marked with intervals indicating measures, as of length, volume, or temperature.