Gradable and non gradable adjectives

Gradable adjectives
Gradable
They can be used with adverbs such as very or extremely to show more or less of a particular quality.

Grading adverbs
a bit, dreadfully, extremely,

Gradable adjectives
angry, big, busy, clever,

Forget

hugely, immensely,
intensely, rather,

common, deep, fast,

friendly, happy, important, low, popular, quiet, rich, strong, weak, young
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reasonably, slightly, very

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Non-gradable adjectives
Non-gradable
There are usually no degrees in the quality referred to. Non-grading adverbs are used to emphasize.

Non-grading adverbs
absolutely, completely,

Non-gradable adjectives
amazing, awful, excellent,

Forget

entirely, perfectly,
utterly, virtually

huge, impossible, superb,

terrible, unique, unknown

practically, simply, totally,

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Exceptions

Emphasis / Humour:

Absolutely, totally + gradable adjectives Youve won a hundred pounds? Youre virtually rich! Extremely, rather, very + non-gradable adjectives What youre asking isnt just difficult, its rather impossible! Except: fairly + essential, perfect, invaluable

Fairly (/pretty), Really + gradable and non-gradable adjectives

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