Second-degree (adjective)

Less severe or serious than the first degree.

Origin:

Compound adjective, composed of the adjective second and degree.

Examples:

1. He was charged with second-degree murder.
2. The burns were second-degree burns.
3. The injury was second-degree injury.
4. The frostbite was second-degree frostbite.
5. The sunburn was second-degree sunburn.