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Adjectives are just one of several different types of noun modifiers, typically used to premodify or describe a noun. Do not confuse adjectives with nouns used attributively to modify other nouns. Adjectives have comparative and superlative degrees, can be used as predicate adjectives in copulae, and can themselves be modified by intensifiers and adverbs but not by other adjectives. Nouns in attribution fail all those tests.
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What's the adjective for the Republic of Ireland (Eire)?
Perhaps going more specific is the solution? It was for the older meaning of "Indian", which is now "Native American", and also points to residence/origin rather than what a person is like.
I think t …
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How can I express the shape of a leg of an ant? Abrupt change of direction?
Angular seems a good fit. 12345
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Word for seeing both sides of an argument
Tag says single-word but multi-word adjectives can be okay. I usually shy away from just adding -y to make adjectives. …
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Looking for an adjective describing an easy programming language style
What constitutes an easy programming language or style?
High-Level
In Computer Science, the term is, or rather, was high-level. 40 years ago, high-level was for most professional programmers limited t …
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Is there any other way you can "wax" as you do when you "wax philosophical"?
I bet someone could wax genial. At least I feel that would be an apt description of (perhaps you know the moment) someone revealing himself to be obviously on my side and supportive of me, for example …