lettered

adjective let·tered \ ˈle-tərd \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of lettered

1 a : learned, educated

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

2 : inscribed with or as if with letters

Examples of lettered in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of lettered from the Web

Loxahatchee Groves Seminole Ridge High School NJHS — Saturday, April 21: Okeechobee Boulevard on lettered roads, A through F. Coordinator: Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association and Palm Beach County Adopt a Road Program.

— austen erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Earth, Arbor days activities planned in the western communities," 10 Apr. 2018
Kevin Kisner The overnight leader at seven under is being let down by his five-lettered first name.

— luke kerr-dineen, USA TODAY, "One of these 3 players will win the PGA Championship," 13 Aug. 2017
Some 100,000 North Koreans are amassed in Kim Il Sung square waving plastic bouquets and holding up lettered cards to create designs like the ruling party’s hammer, sickle and brush logo when seen from the balcony of the Grand People’s Study House.

— Washington Post, "A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes," 31 May 2017
Some 100,000 North Koreans are amassed in Kim Il Sung square waving plastic bouquets and holding up lettered cards to create designs like the ruling party’s hammer, sickle and brush logo when seen from the balcony of the Grand People’s Study House.

— Washington Post, "A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes," 31 May 2017
Some 100,000 North Koreans are amassed in Kim Il Sung square waving plastic bouquets and holding up lettered cards to create designs like the ruling party’s hammer, sickle and brush logo when seen from the balcony of the Grand People’s Study House.

— Washington Post, "A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes," 31 May 2017
Some 100,000 North Koreans are amassed in Kim Il Sung square waving plastic bouquets and holding up lettered cards to create designs like the ruling party’s hammer, sickle and brush logo when seen from the balcony of the Grand People’s Study House.

— eric talmadge, The Seattle Times, "A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes," 30 May 2017
A great example was the idea of getting the countdown clocks on the division B, which are the lettered lines.

— jen kirby, Daily Intelligencer, "What Is Wrong With the MTA — and Can It Be Fixed?," 29 June 2017
Some 100,000 North Koreans are amassed in Kim Il Sung square waving plastic bouquets and holding up lettered cards to create designs like the ruling party’s hammer, sickle and brush logo when seen from the balcony of the Grand People’s Study House.

— Washington Post, "A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes," 31 May 2017

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