Defn: Decent; orderly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
— adv.
Defn: Decently; in order. [Prov. Eng.]
GRADER
Grad"er, n.
Defn: 1. One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitate.
Defn: 2. A vehicle used for levelling earth, esp. one with a plow blade suspended from the center, used specifically for grading roads.
GRADIENT
Gra"di*ent, a. Etym: [L. gradiens, p. pr. of gradi to step, to go.
See Grade.]
1. Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata. Wilkins.
2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad.
3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birsds.
GRADIENT
Gra"di*ent, n.