hierarchically adv 1: in a hierarchical manner; "hierarchically organized"
hierarchic \hi`er*arch"ic\, hierarchical \hi`er*arch"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. hi['e]rarchique.] Of or pertaining to a hierarchy; ordered in a hierarchy. -- {Hi`er*arch`ic*al*ly}, adv. Syn: hierarchical, hierarchal. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy; as, a hierarchical relation. [PJC]