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degrading gracefully

degrading gracefully is the present participle and gerund of degrade gracefully.

Meaning of degrade gracefully

Verb

degrade gracefully (third-person singular simple present degrades gracefully, present participle degrading gracefully, simple past and past participle degraded gracefully)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a system: to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.

Questions about degrading gracefully

What is degrading gracefully the present participle and gerund of?
Degrading gracefully is the present participle and gerund of degrade gracefully.

Words near degrading gracefully in the dictionary

  1. degrades
  2. degrades gracefully
  3. degradest
  4. degradeth
  5. degrading
  6. degrading gracefully
  7. degradingly
  8. degradingness
  9. degradings
  10. degradome
  11. degradomes

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