gradable

English

Etymology

grade +‎ -able

Adjective

gradable (not comparable)

  1. Able to form degrees or grades.
    • 2007, James R. Hurford, Brendan Heasley, Michael B. Smith, Semantics: A Coursebook‎:
      Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.

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Noun

gradable (plural gradables)

  1. (linguistics) A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.
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