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adjectival or adverbial phrase of multiple words.Syn: compound adjective, phrasal adjective
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Compound modifier — A compound modifier (also called a compound adjective or a phrasal adjective or adjectival phrase) is a compound of two or more attributive words: That is, more than one word that together modify a noun. Compound modifiers are grammatically… … Wikipedia
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