2.96 '-ed' adjectives unrelated to verbs or nouns

There are also a number of '-ed' adjectives in regular use which are not related to verbs or nouns in the ways described above. For example, there are no words 'parch' or 'belove'. There is a noun 'concert', but the adjective 'concerted' does not mean 'having a concert'.

• He climbed up the dry parched grass to the terrace steps.
• ...a rocking horse for a beloved child.
• ...attempts to mount a concerted campaign.
• ...the purchase of expensive sophisticated equipment.

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Here is a list of '-ed' adjectives not related to verbs or nouns:

• antiquated, ashamed, assorted, beloved, bloated, concerted, crazed, deceased, doomed, indebted, parched, rugged, sophisticated, tinned