... Gradable and non -gradable adjectives Gradable - have comparative or superlative form, - are used with fairly, rather, quite, very, really, extremely bad good surprised ... scared hungry dirty tired ugly upset or destroyed sad important Non -gradable - not have comparative or superlative form, - are used with absolutely, completely or really awful, terrible excellent, ... enormous, huge / tiny furious terrified starving filthy exhausted hideous devastated miserable vital a bit cold a little cold slightly cold fairly cold quite cold cold really cold very cold extremely...