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Definition of gradable in English: gradableadjective ˈɡreɪdəb(ə)lˈɡreɪdəbəl Grammar Denoting an adjective that can be used in the comparative and superlative and take a submodifier. 〔语法〕（形容词）可分级的；带次修饰成分的。与CLASSIFYING 相对 Contrasted with classifying Example sentencesExamples - Like gradable adjectives, gradable adverbs allow comparison and modification by intensifying adverbs: more humbly, very humbly.
- Technically, antonyms such as sweet versus dry are gradable, in that sweet means ‘sweet in relation to a norm’, even though the norm is far from clear.
- I understand almost all of the emotion-state adjectives are gradable; 'amused', 'bored', 'confused', 'delighted', 'excited', 'frightened', 'interested', 'perplexed', 'satisfied', 'terrified', 'worried', etc
Definition of gradable in US English: gradableadjectiveˈɡrādəbəlˈɡreɪdəbəl Grammar Denoting an adjective that can be used in the comparative and superlative and take a submodifier. 〔语法〕（形容词）可分级的；带次修饰成分的。与CLASSIFYING 相对 Contrasted with classifying Example sentencesExamples - Technically, antonyms such as sweet versus dry are gradable, in that sweet means ‘sweet in relation to a norm’, even though the norm is far from clear.
- I understand almost all of the emotion-state adjectives are gradable; 'amused', 'bored', 'confused', 'delighted', 'excited', 'frightened', 'interested', 'perplexed', 'satisfied', 'terrified', 'worried', etc
- Like gradable adjectives, gradable adverbs allow comparison and modification by intensifying adverbs: more humbly, very humbly.
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