Graded
Graded adjective - Running in a slanting direction.
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The hero of Decline and Fall applies for a job as a teacher and asks why the school that hires him is graded as just "School." The recruiter explains that there are four grades: Leading School, First-Rate School, Good School, and School.
Source: Rank Inflation
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