- 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.
