In this dictionary, a graded adjective or adverb is one which is sometimes used with an adverb or phrase indicating degree. 'Clever' is an example of a graded adjective.
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graded in British English
(ˈɡreɪdɪd)
adjective
1.
forming part of a series of things that gradually increase or decrease in standard, value, difficulty, etc
This classification of philosophy introduced the concept of steps of graded knowledge.
Alluvium is deposited in a graded sequence: coarsest first and finest last.
The left-of-centre think tank will call later this week for a graded higher educationtax.
a series of graded exercises, in which the survivor masters one level of fear beforechoosing to proceed to higher levels of exposure
a graded series of transformations
2.
(of a road) levelled off so that it is less steep
We broke out of the trees and on to a rough but graded track.
Examples of 'graded' in a sentence
graded
The pearls were graded by size and matched by colour, and each pearl was a work of perfect symmetry.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2002)
The world is graded into fit and unfit, not male and female.