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gradable

[ grey-duh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being graded.
  2. Grammar. (especially of adjectives and adverbs) denoting a quality or state that can be present in varying degree or extent; capable of undergoing comparison or intensification, as heavy—heavier, cheerful—more cheerful, or tall—very tall, but not atomic or dental.


gradable

/ ˈɡreɪdəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being graded
  2. linguistics denoting or relating to a word in whose meaning there is some implicit relationship to a standard

    ``big'' and ``small'' are gradable adjectives

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noun

  1. linguistics a word of this kind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌgradaˈbility, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gradable1

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