Adjectives are words or phrases naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it. Examples of adjectives are beautiful, nice, colorful, etc.
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Can an adjective follow dynamic verbs (“leave”, “declare”)?
I know that an adjective can come after some verbs, such as: be, become, feel, get, look, seem, smell, sound. These verbs are "stative" verbs, which express a state or change of state. For example:
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Difference between “vague”, “unclear” and “ambiguous”
What is the difference between "vague", "unclear" and "ambiguous"? All three have the same meaning to me, so when should each be used?
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Who else is incredible annoyed by incorrect adverb spelling? [closed]
It's incredibly. With a y.
I see this (adverbs being spelled the same as their adjective versions) happening so much that I fear it will become accepted as correct.
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What's the difference between these terms: old-fashioned, out of fashion,unfashionable and outdated?
What’s the difference between old-fashioned, out of fashion, unfashionable and outdated?
She wears old-fashioned clothes.
She wears unfashionable clothes.
She wears outdated clothes.
The clothes she ...
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“This Saturday” or “Next Saturday”? [closed]
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Which day does “next Tuesday” refer to?
Is “this Monday” or “next Monday” the correct way to refer to the very next Monday in the future?
“Next Friday” vs. ...
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“Runtime”, “run time”, and “run-time”
The CLR under .NET is referred to as the "Common Language Runtime." It seems that the convention is "runtime" for a noun and "run-time" for the adjective. Is this correct or should it be "runtime" ...
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What do you say when something is possible to parse or process?
When you want to process or parse something and you say it can be done, how do you say that the right way? Is it parsable, parseable, or processable? Which is right? I can't find any of them in ...
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“ 'Such' amount” or “ 'such an' amount”?
Is there any difference between them!? If you google both: 1 and 2, the amount of retrieved results are very similar. I'd like to know if there's any (grammar) rule that makes it clear when to use an ...
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Does frustrated mean extremely sad? [closed]
Do the following sentences have the same meaning?
Tom was extremely sad.
Tom was frustrated.
In my dictionary, frustrated means annoyed. Can it also mean extremely sad or upset or only ...
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“New diagnosed” vs. “newly diagnosed” [closed]
Which one of the following is correct to use?
New diagnosed cases.
Newly diagnosed cases.
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Usage of “certain” in these newspaper articles
Is the usage of "certain" in these newspaper articles correct?
Excerpt from Mutual funds for P1,000 a month (Inquirer.net) (emphasis mine):
"Because remember, you're acquiring shares. So it's ...
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What is the word for “nuisance” as an adjective?
Can anyone propose an adjective of nuisance? Or a word that can be used to communicate that sense?
The place where I want to use the word is as follows. I am talking about when children are abused ...
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Usage of “symmetrical” and “symmetric”
What is the appropriate usage of "symmetrical" and "symmetric" (using the geometrical adjectival definition of both terms)? Are they synonymous?
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The use of “bad” vs the use of “badly.” [closed]
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“I feel bad for you” versus “I feel badly for you”
Which of the following is more grammatically correct?
I feel bad for her.
or
I feel ...
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Is it correct to use the word “freeer” or “free-er”? [closed]
As the title says, is it correct to use the word freeer, in the sense of more free?
The only thing that makes this word look unusual is the triple e. Is this word used in speech? If yes, is it used ...
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Two cultures — “bicultural”, one culture —?
I am looking for a word that means that somebody only has one culture. For example, somebody immigrating from Country 1 to Country 2 would be bicultural. What is someone who has only one culture. I ...
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Is it correct to say something is “suitable/fit for” somebody?
For instance:
This sport is suitable/fit for me.
This game is too violent. It is not suitable/fit for me.
I moved to south. The climate there was not suitable/fit for me.
This woman is ...
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Actual meaning of “abstract”
I see people often use abstract as a synonym of strange, but what does it actually mean? I've looked up a definition:
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual
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Word or phrase for making something seem better by comparison
What is a word or phrase that expresses the idea of purposely making something seem better by comparison? For example, lemon Starburst was created to make the cherry flavor seem that much tastier.
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Using “strong” for song
Can we say "strong song" or should we say "powerful song" ? I want to imply that that it's vocal performance is powerful but then I thought "strong" is for describing something physical not a song ...
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“adjective noun noun”: which noun does the adjective refer to (“electrical system operators”) [closed]
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How does the hyphen change the meaning in expressions like “high performance” and “high-performance”?
Is there a grammar rule behind the hyphen in the phrase 'one-act play'?
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Is there a difference between “bitter” and “better” in pronunciation?
I was wondering if there was any difference between "bitter" and "better" in pronunciation? My assumption is that one is pronounced with a soft "d" as in "better" and the other one with a hard "t" as ...
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“Characteristic” as an adjective to describe changes in a character
Can the word characteristic be used to describe changes that occur to a character (I.E. a character in a film)?
For example:
... this foreshadows the changes to come - both plot and characteristic ...
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A word to describe two (far apart) locations
I'm looking for a word to describe locations that are far apart. My sentence is:
The manufacturer uses two _____ locations, thus requiring two inspectors.
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Is “put together” an adjectival phrase?
When someone says "He is smarter than I and she put together," what is the function of the phrase "put together"? Is it considered an adjective?
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French Quality Clothes
How can I make the difference in this kind of sentence :
"French Quality Clothes"
Does it mean :
Clothes of the well-known "french quality"
or
Quality clothes from France
?
And How can I ...
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What part of speech is “only” in this sentence: Fame lights a fuse that leads only to extinguishment
...my impulse is that it's modifying the verb "leads," thus, is an adverb; yet it seems also a case could be made that it's exerting power on the phrase "to extinguishment," a noun, which would make ...
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How do you say “three times a month” in one word?
We say semimonthly when we describe something happening twice a month. for example "a semimonthly publication", "a semimonthly meeting", etc. Is there any word we can use to describe something that ...
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What is noun to adjective conversion called?
Are there any terms used to describe the conversion of a noun into an adjective and vica versa?
redundant -> redundancy
Synonyms are when two words mean the same thing. Is there a term similar ...
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Is there a difference between “Grecian” and “Greek”?
As far as I can tell, "Grecian" and "Greek" both mean "of or pertaining to Greece." Is there any difference at all between them?
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Above & Below: Grammatical Differences [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Which is correct: “the below information” or “the information below”?
Above and below may refer to what has been mentioned earlier, or to what is ...
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“overly confident” vs “over confident”
I hear/read both phrases regularly, and they seem to have the same meaning to me. But do they have different meanings? Or is "overly confident" even grammatically correct?
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Adjective for withstanding the passage of time
Is there an adjective meaning that an idea or object has longevity, or will still be relevant in the future?
(I believe I've heard such a word, but I can't think of it at the moment.)
Usage example:
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Using “subject to” with a verb other than “to be”
Is it possible to use "subject to" with a verb other than "to be"?
for example:
The self-image is subject to changes. (Obviously OK)
Being bound to our self-image we react subject to behavior ...
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Punctuation when using a list of adjective pairs set apart by “yet”
I'm proofreading something, and came across this sentence:
We believe the strength of our design is in our ability to be dynamic yet focused, clean yet inviting and organized yet exploratory.
It ...
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What is the difference between “special” and “especial”?
I can decide accurately which to use in a given context, but I can't make out the actual difference in definition between "special" and "especial". I have searched two authoritative dictionaries to no ...
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Calling Method or Called Method? [closed]
I was reading something on MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) and I saw this and made me confused:
Although variables passed as an out arguments need not be initialized
prior to being passed, ...
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Difference between “substantive” and “substantial”
My professor has asked us to give a substantive presentation in order to complete a course. I needed to look up the dictionary as this was a new word for me. Dictionaries do not point to a clear ...
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Using a word to describe that something can be detailed
I want to find an adjective to describe that something can be detailed.
From my google search I found that "Detailable" isn't a word.
EDIT:
I am actually trying to find an interface name for a class ...
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In what occasion could the word “precious” be taken disapprovingly, or sarcastically?
I understand that the word “precious” in the following quote of Maureen Dowd’s article “Heart of Darkness” (NYT, March 20) literally means “2. valuable or important and not to be wasted” as defined in ...
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What does “ingenuous” mean?
As well as the standard oratorio repertory, she sang solo recitals, her dazzling smile and enchantingly ingenuous personality creating an instant bond with audiences. TELEGRAPH
I am a little bit ...
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Winter - wintry; summer - summery; spring - ?; autumn -?
wintry:
characteristic of winter, esp. in feeling or looking very cold and bleak: "a wintry landscape".
summery: belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather";
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What is the difference between “blurry” and “blurred”?
The two quotes below discuss the same topic.
Terry's tortured season took a surreal twist on Tuesday when a blurry image resembling him appeared on cigarette packets in India. GUARDIAN
A ...
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Term for adjectives attached after names
What is the term for adjectives attached after names? For example, there is terrible in Ivan the Terrible. Are these counted as post-positive adjectives?
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Use of determiners as adjectives
In a grammar book that I'm reading, an adjective is defined as:
A word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. (To modify is to limit or
point out or describe: that book; another chance; the blue
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'Signal' as an adjective
My dictionary lists the word 'signal' as an adjective, apart from its usual usage as a noun. Could someone provide me with examples for such a usage? Also, how popular is such an adjective?
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Where to put an adjective to avoid ambiguity?
The essence of this question is not about style. It is foremost about avoiding ambiguity.
The sentence is "She called me." If I want to use the word "sniffling" to describe the caller, where should I ...
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“Publicly well known X” vs “public well known X”
How do you say it correctly?
The publicly well-known project
or
The public well-known project
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Dropping L in compound adjectives. Is it “skillful” or “skilful”?
We have been taught at school that when a word ending in "LL" helps form a compound word, "LL" becomes "L" (e.g. skill -> skilful). I have also come across the usage of this adjective as skillful ...
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Corresponding Descriptive Word For Unable To Distinguish Flavors [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Pertaining to the Senses
If colorblind is a descriptive word for people who cannot distinguish colors and tone deaf describes people who cannot distinguish one tone from ...
