I think when you use the phrase "the + adjective," it means the person who possess that adjectival quality buy how about this? Does this mean things that have those adjectival qualities?
While some of his statements smack of the traditional and quaint, ...
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Yes; I suppose it applies to the subject matter of the statements.
— Mister Micawber
Yes; I suppose it applies to the subject matter of the statements.
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