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gradable
[ grey-duh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being graded.
- 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
- capable of being graded
- 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
- linguistics a word of this kind
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Derived Forms
- ˌgradaˈbility, noun
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