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gradable

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Etymology

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Fromgrade +‎-able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Examples (linguistics)
  • hotter than yesterday
  • slightlyout of line
  • she greatlyunderpaid

gradable (notcomparable)

  1. Able to formdegrees orgrades
  2. (linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varyingdegrees; able to beinflected ormodified to express degrees of meaning.
    Synonym:comparable
    Antonyms:non-gradable,ungradable
    • 2007, James R. Hurford, Brendan Heasley, Michael B. Smith,Semantics: A Coursebook[1]:
      Hot andcold aregradable antonyms.
  3. steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle

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grammar: able to occur in degrees

Noun

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gradable (pluralgradables)

  1. (linguistics) Aword that can beinflected to specify thedegree orgrade of something.

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