grade
noun
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity.
well-graded
-
a word derived from
grade.
Example Sentences
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The trail itself is well-graded and maintained, starting off on gravel.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
The 9-mile road is paved until it reaches Kachess Campground, but the unpaved section is well-graded and should be manageable for any vehicle.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
It is important to note that soil engineers use similar terms with opposite definitions; well-graded sediment consists of a variety of grain sizes, and poorly graded sediment has roughly the same grain sizes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
While few, if any, villagers were employed by the logging operation itself, several were employed to help maintain the graded road, even a well-graded road will be cut by gullies during the rainy season.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 29, 2012
Between these two extremes there is a well-graded number of varieties and classifications of cotton, and some approximate so closely to others in quality, that they are often blended together in the "mixing."
From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Frederick Wilkinson
