gradable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English grade Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English gradable From grade + -able.
- Able to form degrees or grades
- Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.
“Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.”
- steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English grade Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English gradable From grade + -able.
- A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.