A term which is used to classify adjectives grammatically; they denote those that specify the extent or degree of their application. [Brown and Miller 1999: 424; Crystal 1980: 72-73]
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(1) a hotter day than yesterday
(2) more beautiful
[Hartmann and Stork 1972: 60]
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