Fred, now clean-shaven, clean shaven, cleanshaven, leaves his house.
Which of them are acceptable? What would you choose?
"Clean-shaven" is correct. It's a verb-centred compound adjective. Other similar examples include "plain-speaking" and "drug-dependent".
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"Clean-shaven" is correct.
It's a verb-centred compound adjective.
Other similar examples include "plain-speaking" and "drug-dependent".