Meaning

(of a radioactive or other substance) Of a purity suitable for the manufacture of weapons..

Definitions by Sense

1. (of a radioactive or other substance) Of a purity suitable for the manufacture of weapons.
2. (by extension, informal) Extreme.

Example Sentences

weapons-grade isotopes

For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.

weapons-grade stupidity

weapons-grade ignorance

The idea that texts or facts speak for themselves —interpret me no interpretations—is weapons-grade stupidity.

Three or four women sat on their own, each with a thick layer of make-up and weapons-grade hairspray.

“Ryan is hot by the way, and by hot I am talking weapons-grade sex appeal. […]

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Use weapons-grade when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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