hierarchically

Definition

Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy.

Etymology

From hierarchical + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "Unlike, say, botany or zoology, or even in a thesaural structure of a knowledge database, where the syntactical and semantic relationships between concepts is often highly ordered (e.g. hierarchically, cohyponymically), the central concepts and meanings in the field of management are more consensually negotiated."