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
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plumbing fixtures that were made out of low-grade materials
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Yet the study found that the workers’ bodies were worryingly hot: 43 percent of them were essentially running a low-grade fever of 100.4.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
Boone said that an initial fluoroscope, a low-grade X-ray, came back clean.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Other symptoms include fatigue, coughing, swelling of the legs or feet, low-grade fever, shortness of breath and heart palpitations.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
The merchant ship was carrying taconite, a low-grade iron ore, the Coast Guard said on X.
Half of the ship’s 22-person crew was removed from the vessel after the incident, according to a news release.
—Fabiana Chaparro, CNN, 9 June 2024
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
Boone said that an initial fluoroscope, a low-grade X-ray, came back clean.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
Other symptoms include fatigue, coughing, swelling of the legs or feet, low-grade fever, shortness of breath and heart palpitations.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
The merchant ship was carrying taconite, a low-grade iron ore, the Coast Guard said on X.
Half of the ship’s 22-person crew was removed from the vessel after the incident, according to a news release.
—Fabiana Chaparro, CNN, 9 June 2024
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low-grade
adjective
: 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
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