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

noun

1. linguistics a word of this kind

Derived Forms

• ˌgradaˈbility, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gradable¹

grade + -able

Example Sentences

Gradable Carbon, a new product from the start-up Farmers Business Network, will credit changes implemented up to two years before enrollment; Bayer, the German conglomerate that owns agriculture brands such as Roundup, pays farmers for beneficial practices adopted as far back as 2012.

From New York Times

The company said it would use the capital to fuel growth of its different platforms, FBN Direct, FBN Financial platforms and Gradable, among other things.

From Reuters

As more premium-paying buyers emerge, more farmers will be enticed into sustainable growing, said Devin Lammers, CEO of Gradable.

From Reuters

Mrs. Lincoln and the women of the W.E.A. badly wanted the sacrosanct light of science to illuminate women’s work — done in the kitchen — with an emphasis on what was replicable, observable, gradable and expressive of human dominance over and mastery of nature.

From New York Times