Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degreed

/dɪɡɹˈid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: de-greed
IPA: /dɪɡɹˈid/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an academic degree.

Example Sentences

"Ex-Army Ranger Captain, degreed from Oregon, Princeton, Tulane."
"She has been a degreed paralegal for ten years, working for a suburban firm where she specializes in municipal law."
"It is presented as pure science, complete with charts, graphs, degreed academics from accredited institutions, and research data to back up its effectiveness--which is obviously how they believe it should be seen but also a handy way to avoid any pesky conflict between church and state."
"I have lived to witness the decline of my own class--the professional, degreed scientist--and the rise of the amateur: the curious, interconnected, data-mining amateur."
"They insinuated that he had no credibility because he wasn't an industry cancer professional or a highly degreed expert."

Etymology

From degree + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: degree

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce degreed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪɡɹˈid/.
What does degreed mean?: Having an academic degree.
Where does degreed come from?: From degree + -ed.

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