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 of lettered

• 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

The last Spirit flight landed in Dallas from Detroit, an Airbus jetliner with a familiar yellow fuselage and black lettered livery bearing the number NK1833. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026

Along with opening his protégé’s mind to the theatre, Hammerstein taught Sondheim the game anagrams, in which players take turns flipping over lettered tiles and using them to form words. —Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 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, 8 Dec. 2025

Companies are policing themselves into pretzel knots before lettered agencies pick up their fine-print pen. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for lettered

• unfettered
• unlettered
• bettered
• fettered