Grammar

2.24 Identifying qualities: qualitative adjectives

There are two main types of adjective, qualitative and classifying. Adjectives that identify a quality that someone or something has, such as 'sad', 'pretty', 'small', 'happy', 'healthy', 'wealthy', and 'wise', are called qualitative adjectives.

...a sad story.
...a pretty girl.
...a small child.
...a happy mother with a healthy baby.
...wealthy bankers.
I think it would be wise to give up.