lettered

adjective

let·​tered ˈle-tərd 

1

a

: learned, educated

b

: of, relating to, or characterized by learning : cultured

2

: inscribed with or as if with letters

Synonyms

• literate
• educated
• scholarly

Examples of lettered in a Sentence

the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him

Recent Examples on the Web

In one current promotion, a balding man in a sport coat sits in front of an American flag and a shelf of gold-leaf lettered books explaining that President Trump can and will run for a third term. —Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

They are categorized by size into lettered groups according to strength: X-class: The strongest M-class: 10 times weaker than X C, B and A-class: Progressively weaker, with A-class flares typically having no noticeable effect on Earth. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 June 2025

Checkpoint 2 is part of plan to combine five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones. —Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025

The most robust plan types — lettered F, G and N — are the most popular, according to KFF, but F plans cannot be sold to new beneficiaries who turned 65 after Jan. 1, 2020, because of a change in federal law. —Mark Miller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for lettered

• unfettered
• unlettered
• bettered
• fettered