Gourmet as an adjective?

[nq:1]After checking a handful of dictionaries around the office, I was astounded to discover that they all had "gourmet" listed ... an adjective for ... well, quite a while. Is using "gourmet" as an adjective common, or am I competely bonkers?[/nq]
It's certainly common but tyat doesn't make it right. I don't like it any more than I like "decorator" as an adjective.

[nq:1]It's certainly common but that doesn't make it right.[/nq]
Yes it does.
Robert, feeling descriptive today

[nq:2]After checking a handful of dictionaries around the office, I ... "gourmet" as an adjective common, or am I competely bonkers?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's certainly common but tyat doesn't make it right. I don't like it any more than I like "decorator" as an adjective.[/nq]
english has traditionally changed words from noun to verb to adjective with ease . my most hated favorite is tasked as used

[nq:1]After checking a handful of dictionaries around the office, I wasastounded to discover that they all had "gourmet" listed as ... an adjective for ... well, quite a while. Is using "gourmet" as an adjective common, or am I competely bonkers?[/nq]
MWCD11 lists "gourmet" as an adjective under the main entry for its use as a noun.

Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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[nq:2]After checking a handful of dictionaries around the office, I ... "gourmet" as an adjective common, or am I competely bonkers?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's certainly common but tyat doesn't make it right. I don't like it any more than I like "decorator" as an adjective.[/nq]
I hate hearing "harbor" used to refer to a body of water.

[nq:2]It's certainly common but that doesn't make it right.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes it does. Robert, feeling descriptive today[/nq]
In that case it's definately alright then, innit?

[nq:1]After checking a handful of dictionaries around the office, I was astounded to discover that they all had "gourmet" listed ... an adjective for ... well, quite a while. Is using "gourmet" as an adjective common, or am I competely bonkers?[/nq]
Using nouns attributively is very common. In this case, it is common enough to be in the standard desk dictionaries COD10 (UK), Chambers (UK), and

[nq:1]After checking a handful of dictionaries around the office, I wasastounded to discover that they all had "gourmet" listed as ... an adjective for ... well, quite a while. Is using "gourmet" as an adjective common, or am I competely bonkers?[/nq]
What's the best dictionary in the office? Any good dictionary (eg. Chambers) will list "gourmet" as an adjective.
Adrian

[nq:2]Yes it does. Robert, feeling descriptive today[/nq]
[nq:1]In that case it's definately alright then, innit?[/nq]
COD10:
gourmet /"gU@meI, "gO;-/
· n. a connoisseur of good food. Ø (as modifier) suitable for a gourmet: a gourmet meal.
? ORIGIN C19: Fr., orig. ?wine taster?, influenced by gourmand.

So, MC, gourmet meals are OK. Just remember while you're eating tha

[nq:2]Yes it does. Robert, feeling descriptive today[/nq]
[nq:1]In that case it's definately alright then, innit?[/nq]
Let's not get tasteless, okay?
I don't feel like fighting the entire pre/de-scriptive war today, but in the case of an attributive as widely used and understood as "gourmet," it's foolish to deny its existence. If your personal writing style excludes it, fine. There ar