low grade
1low-grade — ˈlow grade adjective 1. of low quality or a poor standard: • Women were forced into part time low grade jobs. • low grade steel 2. FINANCE low grade bonds, loans etc have a high risk of not being repaid: • low grade debt issued by lower rated… …
2low-grade — lō grād adj being near that extreme of a specified range which is lowest, least intense, or least competent <a low grade fever> <a low grade infection> compare HIGH GRADE * * * (loґgrādґ) occurring near the low end of a range, as …
3low-grade — adj. inferior; as, low grade ore. Opposite of {high grade}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
4low-grade — (adj.) 1867, originally in mining, with reference to ores, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.) …
5low-grade — low′ grade′ adj. 1) of inferior grade or quality 2) being close to the low end of a range of measurement: a low grade fever[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80 …
6low-grade — low ,grade adjective 1. ) low in quality 2. ) a low grade medical condition is not very serious …
7low-grade — [lō′grād΄] adj. 1. of inferior quality or value 2. of little degree [a low grade fever] …
8low grade — index mediocrity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9low-grade — index inferior (lower in quality), mediocre, poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10low-grade — adjective Date: 1878 1. of inferior grade or quality 2. being near that extreme of a specified range which is lowest, least intense, least serious, or least competent < a low grade fever > < a low grade infection > …
