ungraded

adjective

un·​grad·​ed ˌən-ˈgrā-dəd How to pronounce ungraded (audio)
: not graded: such as
a
: not assigned a grade
an ungraded writing assignment
also : awaiting assignment of a grade
a stack of ungraded term papers
b
: having no grade levels
… rural areas, whose one-room, ungraded, common schools were responsible for the high average level of basic education in the state.Daniel Scott Smith
c
: not leveled or smoothed to a horizontal surface or a gradual slope
… highways over whose rock-strewn, ungraded surfaces increasing numbers of wagons and carts rumbled and clattered …Bernard Bailyn

Examples of ungraded in a Sentence

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Pine View School Pine View, located in Osprey and operated by Sarasota County Schools, offers traditional learning mixed with independent study, mini course and ungraded classes. Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 Sunday’s closing program will include the Grade III Cecil B. DeMille Stakes at one-mile for 2-year-olds on the turf and the ungraded, $100,000 Stormy Liberal Stakes, a five-furlong turf sprint for older horses. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023 According to the report, more than 100 of the cards sold, including ungraded cards for roughly $55. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2023 Thousands of undergraduate papers and exams remain ungraded or unassigned. Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for ungraded 

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ungraded was in 1840

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“Ungraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungraded. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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