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higher grade

higher grade is the comparative form of high-grade.

Meaning of high-grade

Adjective

high-grade (comparative higher-grade, superlative highest-grade)

  1. Of high quality, particularly good.
    • The high-grade ore was much more profitable than lower-grade ore.
    Antonyms:
    low-grade
  2. Severe.
    • This chapter on high-grade pelvic prolapse by Phillip Toozs Hobson and Amallia Brair concisely reviews prevalence, risk factors, conservative and surgical management options, surgical complications and prevention. High-grade prolapse is a particularly challenging clinical scenario because it...2021 April 14, Una Lee, “High-Grade Prolapse”, in Female Pelvic Medicine. Challenging Cases with Expert Commentary, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 209–215
    Antonyms:
    low-grade

Questions about higher grade

What is higher grade the comparative form of?
Higher grade is the comparative form of high-grade.

Words near higher grade in the dictionary

  1. higher consciousness
  2. higher consciousnesses
  3. higher criticism
  4. higher education
  5. higher functioning
  6. higher grade
  7. Higher Greenway
  8. Higher Heysham
  9. Higher Hurst
  10. higher institution
  11. higher institutions

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