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multitiered

multitiered adjective: having multiple tiers; (by extension) complex or ornate.

Adjective

multitiered (comparative more multitiered, superlative most multitiered)

  1. Having multiple tiers; (by extension) complex or ornate.
    • It is a miraculous, multitiered balancing act of Classical grace and Romantic ardor, musical taste and dazzling display, formal structure and impetuosity.2009 January 30, The New York Times, “Mendelssohn Favorites Offer Precision, Grace and Grit”, in New York Times

Forms of multitiered

comparativemore multitiered
superlativemost multitiered
alternative formmulti-tiered

Origin of multitiered

From multi- + tier + -ed.

Questions about multitiered

What does multitiered mean?
Multitiered means having multiple tiers; (by extension) complex or ornate.
What part of speech is multitiered?
Multitiered is an adjective.

Words near multitiered in the dictionary

  1. multithreaded
  2. multithreading
  3. multiticket
  4. multitide
  5. multitier
  6. multitiered
  7. multitiering
  8. multitiers
  9. multitimbral
  10. multitimbrality
  11. multitissue

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