lettered

American  

[let-erd] / ˈlɛt ərd /

adjective

1. educated or learned.

2. of, relating to, or characterized by learning or literary culture.

3. marked with or as if with letters. letter.

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lettered British  

/ ˈlɛtəd /

adjective

1. well educated in literature, the arts, etc

2. literate

3. of or characterized by learning or culture

4. printed or marked with letters

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Other Word Forms

• well-lettered adjective

Etymology

Origin of lettered

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; letter ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Team will be randomly chosen — or drawn — from each pot and assigned to one of the World Cup groups, lettered A through L in alphabetical order.

From Los Angeles Times

In the evening/night, I recommend time-stamping texts to friends and also having a prearranged meeting point, such as a numbered and lettered speaker column at the larger stages.

From Los Angeles Times

The numbered and lettered speaker columns near the main stage are always a good option.

From Los Angeles Times

He is confident that the Electra is so well-preserved in the icy depths that a photograph will show its radio registration — NR16020 — lettered on its wings.

From Los Angeles Times

And, in an odd side effect, it upended Khan el-Khalili’s normally placid gold jewelry and bullion stores, with their old-fashioned curly lettered signage and the Quranic recitations drifting ceaselessly from dusty speakers.

From New York Times