Compound Adjective

A Compound Adjective is a Compound Content Word that can play the role of an Adjective.

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• Example(s):
  • “real-”
    • +time”, as in: “The [real time] operating system is ....”
    • +estate"...
  • “out-”
    • of print”, as in: “That [out of print] record is ...”
  • “over-”
    • +the-counter”, as in: “The [over-the-counter] drugs are ....”
    • +blown”, as in: “The [overblown] fears are ....”
  • “one”,
    • “back to square one”, as in: “That [back to square one] event was ...”.
    • “-week”, as in: “The [one-week] delay was ...”.
  • “up-to-date” or “up to date”, as in: “Send me [up-to-date] reports via email.”
  • “self-,
    • +ish as in: “That [selfish] person was ...”.
    • +descruct as in: “The [self-descruct button] was ....”.
  • “cloud filled, as in: "The cloud filled sky signaled rain."
• Counter-Example(s):
  • “one week”, as in “our delay lasted [one week]”, a noun phrase.
  • “up to date, as in: "Keep me [up to date] via emailed reports", a ?? noun phrase.
  • “filled with clouds”, as in: "The sky was [filled with clouds].", a Prepositional Phrase.
• See: Adjective Phrase, Compound Noun, Compound Verb.

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