low-grade

Thân thiện

The teacher noticed the student's low-grade effort on the assignment.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of inferior quality: Describing something that is below average or acceptable standards in terms of quality, value, or grade.
   • Substandard: Indicating a poor or mediocre level of performance, composition, or condition.

Usage

• The adjective low-grade is used to describe the poor quality of a material, product, or condition. It is typically placed before a noun.
• It can describe physical items, abstract concepts like effort, or persistent conditions.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The building was constructed with low-grade materials, leading to many problems.
  • She has been suffering from a low-grade fever for three days.
  • The company rejected the shipment due to its low-grade ore.

Advanced Usage

• "low-grade infection": A persistent but mild infection that does not cause severe acute symptoms.
  • The patient was diagnosed with a low-grade infection that required long-term antibiotics.
• "low-grade anxiety": A constant, background level of worry or nervousness.
  • Living in the city gave him a sense of constant, low-grade anxiety.

Variants and Related Words

• Low-quality (adj): Of poor quality. (A near-synonymous compound word).
• Inferior (adj): Lower in quality or value.
• Subpar (adj): Below an average or expected standard.

Synonyms

• Inferior
• Substandard
• Poor-quality
• Mediocre
• Second-rate

Antonyms

• High-grade
• Superior
• First-rate
• Premium
• Excellent

Related Phrases

• Low-grade fuel: Fuel with a low octane rating or poor burning efficiency.
  • Using low-grade fuel can damage a high-performance engine.
• Low-grade depression: A chronic, less severe form of depression (also known as dysthymia).
  • He has managed low-grade depression for most of his adult life.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of inferior quality