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low-grade

[loh-greyd] / ˈloʊˈgreɪd /
ADJECTIVE
inferior
Synonyms
STRONGEST
substandard
WEAK
average bad base common déclassé fair good-for-nothing hack imperfect indifferent junk lemon lousy low-quality low-rent mean mediocre middling ordinary paltry poorer sad second-class second-rate shabby sorry tawdry two-bit worse wretched

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The one that clears the decks and softens that low-grade “it’s messy in here” itch, so you can get back to living.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

She called it a low-grade terror: “You know how that feels, right? Where you’re worried all the time, and it’s like a low burn in your chest, queasiness in the belly.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Acetaminophen is the main ingredient in Tylenol and many store-brand pain relievers used for mild to moderate pain and low-grade fever.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

Many locals want the land back that was expropriated by PPC years ago to mine the low-grade brown coal so they can farm it again.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

“He’s developing a technology to burn low-grade bituminous coal more efficiently.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls