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Adjective: hierarchic  ,hI-u'raa(r)-kik
  1. Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
    "The company had a hierarchic structure with clear reporting lines";
    - hierarchical, hierarchal

See also: class-conscious, gradable, graded, ranked, stratified, vertical

Antonym: nonhierarchic

Encyclopedia: Hierarchic