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tiered

[ teerd ]

adjective

  1. being or arranged in tiers tier or layers (usually used in combination):

    a two-tiered box of chocolates.



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Other Words From

  • multi·tiered adjective
  • un·tiered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tiered1

First recorded in 1800–10; tier 1 + -ed 3

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Example Sentences

“All training is tiered to the level of risk each person may encounter,” said USAMRIID spokeswoman Caree Vander Linden.

A table on the three-tiered deck of Louie's Backyard is an enchanting place to dine, especially in the evening.

A tiered licensing system could apply to different types of weapons.

I do not believe such a two-tiered system will come to pass.

But then he vowed to hold the line against a tiered system of justice in America.

She rose and, lighting the wick at the wavering crown of tiered tapers, placed it so that it dominated all the rest.

To the right was a dense evergreen forest; small tiered mountains to the left.

The tiered roofs of the royal Messighit rise above the atap dwellings of the rustic Court, still professing a slack Mohammedanism.

If they are used, each side of the wall is increased by two tiles, making each side a double tiered row of 18 tiles side by side.

A little girl who boasted curls, yellow curls in tiered rows about her head.

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