The structure "an adjective to an adjective"

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1. "The Dark Knight" is generating mixed to negative reviews from critics.
2. "The Dark Knight" is generating positive to complimentary reviews from critics.
3. "The Dark Knight" is generating negative to harsh reviews from critics.
In #1, the structure "A to B" used the moderate word and negative word.

By any chance, can I use two negative words or two positive words for the structure "A to B", as in #2 or #3?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Deadrat · Accepted Answer

Getting "mixed reviews" means getting both positive and negative reviews.

"Lukewarm to negative"?
"Lukewarm to mildly complimentary"?

Park sang joon · Answer

Thank you, deadrat, for your answer.

I think "lukewarm" is a moderate word.

So, can't I use such sentences as #2 or #3?

Deadrat · Answer

I won't stop you, but "complimentary" is positive, and "harsh" is negative, so you're not specifying a range.

The structure "an adjective to an adjective"

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