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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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 June 2025
No vaccine is perfect, the experts said, but the risk with the Covid vaccine is extremely small and the problems like a sore arm or a low-grade fever that some of his patients have experienced resolved quickly.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Inflammation Chronic low-grade, asymptomatic inflammation is linked with aging.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
Test results for Mark Vientos showed only a low-grade strain in his right hamstring, which requires a much shorter timeline than originally anticipated.
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“Low-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-grade. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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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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