1.Denoting an adjective that can be used in the comparative and superlative and take a submodifier.
‘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.’
‘Like _gradable_ adjectives, _gradable_ adverbs allow comparison and modification by intensifying adverbs: more humbly, very humbly.’
名词 变体/同根词
‘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.’
