degreed

American  

[dih-greed] / dɪˈgrid /

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. (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 Word Forms

• undegreed adjective
• underdegreed adjective

Etymology

Origin of degreed

First recorded in 1555–65; degree ( def. ) + -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

This article presented the more moderate and liberal religious views with real faces and studious, degreed clergy who have wrestled with the issue thoughtfully and heartfully.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

With so many openings, agencies are looking beyond degreed social workers and turning to those whose experiences are more closely aligned with the people they would be helping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2020

First quarter new degreed enrollment at the University of Phoenix was 20,200 and total degreed enrollment was 135,900, the release said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2017

This education gap has made the field more susceptible to junk science than fields practiced by degreed scientists, such as forensic pathology and DNA testing.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2015

The moon travels in a similar diagonal direction around the earth, varying between 18-1/2 degrees and 28-1/2 degreed above and below the equator.

From The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns by Adams, Henry C.