gradable
nounEtymology From grade + -able.
1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.
gradable
adj/ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/
Etymology From grade + -able.
1
Able to form degrees or grades
2
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a word or phrase Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.
- Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.2007, James R. Hurford, Brendan Heasley, Michael B. Smith, Semantics: A Coursebook:
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steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle
- Antonyms
- ungradable
- Derived terms
- gradability, gradable antonym, gradably, non-gradable