2.100 formation patterns

These are the most common and least restricted patterns for forming compound adjectives:

* adjective or cardinal number plus noun plus '-ed', e.g. 'grey-haired' and 'one-sided'

* adjective or adverb plus past participle, e.g. 'low-paid' and 'well-behaved'

* adjective, adverb, or noun plus present participle, e.g. 'good-looking', 'long-lasting' and 'man-eating'.

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These are less common and more restricted patterns for forming compound adjectives:

* noun plus past participle, e.g. 'tongue-tied' and 'wind-blown'

* noun plus adjective, e.g. 'accident-prone', 'trouble-free'

* adjective plus noun, e.g. 'deep-sea', 'present-day'

* past participle plus adverb, e.g. 'run-down', 'cast-off'

* number plus singular count noun, e.g. 'five-page' essay and 'four-door' car.

Note that compound adjectives formed according to the last of these patterns are always used attributively.