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