classified
Sorted into classes or categories.
Adjective 3 meanings
Sorted into classes or categories.
Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
“We do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.”
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
“I won't say who I'm going to the prom with; that's classified.”
Noun 1 meaning
A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
“He ran a classified for the tools he wanted to sell.”
Etymology
From classify + -ed.
CLASSIFIED at a glance
CLASSIFIED has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (C 3 + L 1 + A 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + F 4 + I 1 + E 1 + D 2) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,500 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with classified
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- CLASSIFIES15
- CLASSIFIER15
- GLASSIFIED15
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