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Snarf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

A Compound Adjective Describing Another Adjective

Can a compound adjective be used to describe another adjective? For example:

His life was three-centuries long.

Does it make sense to hyphenate like that?

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Top answer

The hyphen is incorrect. And there are no adjectives in the sentence.

— RandomGuy

  • The hyphen is incorrect.
  • And there are no adjectives in the sentence.
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The hyphen is incorrect. And there are no adjectives in the sentence.
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Aspara GusThe hyphen is incorrect. And there are no adjectives in the sentence.
But isn’t the word long an adjective? I figured the sentence is like: It was stone-cold freezing. That is right, isn’t it?
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SnarfBut isn’t the word long an adjective?
Not in your sentence, no. It’s an adverb.
SnarfI figured the sentence is like It was stone-cold freezing.
No, this is different—stone-cold is adverbial, and freezing is an adjective.
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