Hierarchic (Adjective)
Meaning
Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The new company has a very rigid hierarchic structure with several layers of management before reaching the CEO.
- The artist arranged the composition in a hierarchic order of size and color to create visual balance.
- The researchers proposed a hierarchic classification system for the different species of plants.
- The team used a hierarchic approach to analyze the complex data set, breaking it down into smaller components.
- In her hierarchic set of priorities, education comes first, followed closely by family and then career.