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degreed
[ dih-greed ]
adjective
- having an academic title conferred by a university or college as an indication of the completion of a course of study or as an honorary recognition of achievement:
I had seen this tension before between the drafters and the degreed mechanical engineers.
For this position, a degreed individual from an accredited university is preferred, but not required.
- occurring in greater and lesser degrees, levels, or amounts:
Guilt is degreed—it varies along a gradient that depends on many factors, some of which are outside a person’s control.
- (of a crime) having different classifications according to gravity, as first degree, second degree, etc.:
Property damage is a degreed crime because of the range of possible values of the loss.
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Other Words From
- un·de·greed adjective
- un·der·de·greed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of degreed1
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Example Sentences
He had third-degreed her into cowering and trembling indignation, into hectic mental uncertainties.
To-night, however, I sat Terry down at the end of the table and third degreed him to the queen's taste.
They promote their brand of degreed ignorance with religious zeal and punish all transgressors with fierceness and ruthlessness.
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