


Here is a woman so deep in denial that pathological is the only serviceable adjective appropriate for such an irrational rant. Irenical has become a commonly-used adjective to design an idealist and pacific conception, such as the democratic peace theory. This was formed in the sixteenth century from the verb disable, but the corresponding adjective abled seems not to have been used at that time.

Gallinaceous is an adjective describing birds of the order Gallinae, which includes common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, and quails. Incidentally, it speaks of how immovably in residence the current prime minister is that he's been given his own eponymous adjective.Īlthough the modifier in a noun phrase will often be an adjective, it doesn't have to be.Īlways use the mark as an adjective or as a proper name, and never use it generically.Īn attributive adjective modifies an ungrounded noun, thereby contributing to the specification of the type designated by the noun.
