a gradable adjective can be used with words such as ‘very’, ‘more’, or ‘less’, or have comparative and superlative forms. ‘Big’, ‘happy’, and ‘expensive’ are examples of gradable adjectives.
Synonyms and related words
Describing types and forms of adjectives
adjectival
attributive
comparative
gradable
adjectivelinguistics
US /ˈɡreɪdəb(ə)l/
DEFINITIONS1
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a gradable adjective can be used with words such as “very,” “more,” or “less,” or have comparative and superlative forms. “Big,” “happy,” and “expensive” are examples of gradable adjectives.