low-grade
- adjective
- /loʊ ɡreɪd/
- And tell the cook this is low-grade dog food.
- low-grade fever
- low-grade ore
- low-grade tumor
So in terms of memory, it's a pretty low grade thing.
- So in terms of memory, it's a pretty low grade thing.
- It was sort of a low grade sadism and frankly it was disgusting.
- If I had stayed in Kuwait, I might not have left Islam because that's how low grade Islam is over there.
- The other wing is built of low grade wood, right side of the equation, the team you knew part.
- And the reason why that is because that's being pumped into low grade heroin that's then being supplied to the US now.
Examples
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But back in June, he was diagnosed with a slow growing low grade lymphoma.
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The film stock is definitely Russian, low grade.
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It's a constant low grade inflammation and it makes people feel sick.
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Jared had been listless for the past few days, with a low-grade fever.
Fiction book (2002) -
Mr. Racine has a low-grade fever and is exhibiting tenderness in his lower right calf.
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But her body longed for him with an insistence like a low-grade fever that flared unpredictably.
Fiction book (2002) -
Its overexpression is more prevalent in higher-grade tumours compared to low-grade tumours.
Academic text (2007) -
For example, asthma with obesity is associated with mechanical problems with ventilation, low-grade systemic inflammation, and airway inflammation.
Academic text (2012) -
The restaurant was known for serving low-grade food that disappointed its customers.
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He decided to stop using low-grade materials for his art project and opted for higher quality options.
Synonyms
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
Not good enough in quality or amount
Only average in quality and not very good
Not as good in quality as something else
Not as good as the usual or required quality
Not as good as the best, often cheap or simple
Neither good nor bad
Of very low quality and not good enough
Not as good as people expect
Less good than the best choice
Very poor quality and not good enough
Very low quality and not good enough
Lower than the normal level in quality or performance
Not very good in quality or condition
Cheap and poorly made
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Low-grade joins low, which means 'not high', and grade, which means 'level' or 'step', so think of a low score at school or a lower step on a ladder. That's why calling something low-grade means it is of 'lower quality' or less important.