hierarchical
adjective
of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
hierarchically
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a word derived from
hierarchical.
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a word derived from
hierarchy.
hierarchynounany system of persons or things ranked one above another.
Example Sentences
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We’re all coming at this as collaborators as opposed to hierarchically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
The transcriptomic information included in the atlas is hierarchically organized, detailing cell classes, subclasses, and thousands of individual cell clusters within the brain.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
This time around, all participants will be seated together at hierarchically neutral round tables to facilitate discussion.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Therefore, the ideal type of bureaucracy, the Weberian model, was one in which agencies are apolitical, hierarchically organized, and governed by formal procedures.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
Social complexity again reached its peak in the Hawaiian Archipelago, where people of chiefly descent were divided into eight hierarchically ranked lineages.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
