gradable

[ grey-duh-buh l ]
/ ˈgreɪ də bəl /

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.

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Origin of gradable

grade + -able

Words nearby gradable

gracious, grackle, grad, grad., gradability, gradable, gradate, gradatim, gradation, grade, grade cricket
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British Dictionary definitions for gradable

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

Derived forms of gradable

gradability or gradableness, noun
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