high-grade

adjective

ˈhī-ˈgrād 

1

: of superior grade or quality

high-grade bonds

2

a

: being near the upper or most favorable extreme of a specified range

b

: medically serious or life-threatening

a high-grade tumor

Examples of high-grade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wawa also features other made-to-order breakfast and lunch items, drinks and snacks, as well as touchscreen self-checkout stands, a coffee bar and high-grade fuel options. —Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025

Accurate Energetic Systems, established in 1980, specializes in the creation of high-grade explosives for demolition, according to its website. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025

The material is washed, processed locally into balls, flakes and/or pellets that meet European industrial standards, and then spun into a high-grade thread, without blending with virgin plastic or chemical additives. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025

More often than not, they’re made with high-grade plastic or rubber and are durable enough for heavy play. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high-grade

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted

Kids Definition

high-grade

adjective

ˈhī-ˈgrād

: of a better grade or quality

Medical Definition

high-grade

adjective

ˈhī-ˈgrād 

: being near the upper, most serious, or most life-threatening extreme of a specified range

high-grade gliomas

high-grade cervical dysplasia

compare low-grade