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hierarchically

/ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪk.æli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
hi-er-ar-chi-cal-ly
IPA
/ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪk.æli/
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy.

adv

Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hierarchical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hierarchically From hierarchical + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪk.æli/

Inflected Forms

more hierarchically (comparative) most hierarchically (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonhierarchically

Questions

How do you pronounce hierarchically?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪk.æli/.
What does hierarchically mean?
Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy.
Where does hierarchically come from?
Etymology tree English hierarchical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hierarchically From hierarchical + -ly.

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