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Compound AdjectivesA compound adjective is an adjective which is made up of two parts and is usually written with a hyphen, e.g. well-dressed, never-ending

Compound adjectives that describe personal appearancecurly-haired womanblue-eyed actorrosy-cheeked babythin-lipped girlleft-handed batsmanlong-legged boyflat-footed young manopen-necked pulloveropen-toed sandalstight-fitting jeansbrand-new shirt

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Adjectives that describe a person's character Absent-minded (forgetful) Easy-going (relaxed) Good-tempered (cheerful) Warm-hearted (kind) Quick-witted (intelligent) Big-headed (proud of her/himself) Two-faced (hypocritical) Self-centered (egotistical) Stuck-up (snobbish)

Special group of compound adjectives are those where second part is a preposition.An all-out strike (total)A burnt-out car (nothing left)A broken-down bus (it wont work)A built-up area (lots of buildings in it)A hard-up student (poor)Worn-out shoes (cant be worn again or exhausted)Well-off bankers (wealthy)A run-down area (in poor condition)

Some other useful compound adjectivesair-conditionedduty-freelong-distancerecord-breakingsugar-freeBullet-proofHand-madeLong-lastingTime-consumingDrip-drypart-timeTop-secret

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks to form new compound adjective. . . - eyed - proof .. - minded 4. - necked