well gradedadj.
/ˌwɛl ˈɡreɪdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛl ˈɡreɪdᵻd/ Originally U.S.
1. Of a road, track, etc.: having easy or gentle gradients.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having good or bad gradients
well graded1828
graded1840
ungraded1845
1828 Canal Rep. in Jrnl. Senate Commonw. Pennsylvania 1828–9 II. 266 A well graded turnpike road.
1841 Afr. Repository 18 187 From this a well graded carriage road, called the Maryland avenue.
1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan iii. 82 Here are to be found wide and well-graded streets.
1878 J. S. Campion Spain (1879) xxi. 266 The well-graded waggon-road to Lerida.
1960 Amer. Motorcycling Aug. 18/2 The dirt shoulders are well graded and a rider can leave the paved course without getting into any serious difficulties.
2000 Guardian 13 Mar. i. 16/4 Explore the pools and waterfalls by following a cairned, well graded track.
2. Organized into appropriate or suitable grades; thoroughly or judiciously graded.
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1855 T. H. Burrowes Pennsylvania School Archit. i. 18 The course of instruction which can be alone given in well graded Schools.
1877 J. C. Henderson Our National Syst. of Educ. 60 A well-graded system of education.
1906 National Builder Oct. 47/2 Facing..should be made of well graded sand and cement.
1918 H. C. Thompson Sweet-potato Storage (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 970) 27 A neat and well attractive package of well-graded potatoes will bring a good price.
1975 E. J. Yoder Princ. Pavement Design xi. 356 The base may or may not be a well-graded material.
1996 LSE Mag. Winter 43/3 A plentiful and well-graded selection of exercises.
2007 D. Miller in E. S. Clarke Permafrost Found. v. 59 The annulus was backfilled with a clean, well-graded concrete sand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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