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Adjectives adjoined to nouns are called adjectives of nouns.

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Thanks for the helpful answer. I think that is really useful.

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That's not always the case. For example, the adjective "red-" describes a noun by describing it by describing it by describing it by describing it by describing it by describing.

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I know, I didn't mean to imply that the adjectival adjective was used to describe the nouns. But in general, adjectives are used to describe a noun and adverbs are used to describe a verb.

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Thanks! I was also curious as to why adjectival adjectives are different, so this is the explanation I came up with.

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I'm glad, we'd love to see what you're working on!

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Yes!

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There's a subtle difference, that's for sure. Adjectives aren't a noun; adjectives describe nouns. However, adverbs are a noun, and adjectives describe nouns in a positive manner. Adverbs are always used in a positive manner, but adjectival adjectives also are used in a positive manner.

For example, "the dark red of blood" is a negative adjective, but "the red of blood" is a positive adjective. "The blood of a dark red" would be equivalent to "the red from blood".

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No problem. I think it's worth noting that adjectival adjectives are also used in the way you're asking about.

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No problem, I hope you don't mind giving me some feedback. I know that the first part of your question is a bit vague, so it took me a while to figure out what exactly you're asking about.

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No problem.

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I was just trying to point out how Adjective-Adverbial-Adverbial can be used in a negative sense.

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True, but "the good-red dog is the better type than the bad-red dog" would still be in the nominative.

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Okay, so I get it. But how do adjectives adjoined to adjectives make sense?

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Interesting, thanks. I think I understand.

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Ah, thank you. So, when you talk about adjoins to nouns, do you mean adjectives are added to nouns or to nouns are adjoins to adjectives?

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adjectives such as dark-red describe physical features, nouns such as red-red describe emotional features.

I thought the opposite. The adjectival adjective describes a noun by describing it physically.

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This. An adjective can be used to describe nouns, as the word "red" is used to describe both of those things.

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Awesome, thanks.

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This sounds like a good starting point, and also kind of explains the definition of a suffix.

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Thank you!

This is exactly what I was looking for.

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Adjectives are also sometimes used to describe nouns in a negative manner, but the main difference here is that adjectives in English are usually more descriptive than negative, while the adjectival adjective is more descriptive than positive.

So, adverbs, such as dark-red, are generally used to describe nouns that I'm describing in a negative manner, and adjectives are used to describe nouns in a positive manner? Thank you for the explanation.

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Thank you very much for your explanation, it's pretty much spot on.

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You are correct. Thank you for your answer.

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"Dark-red" describes a noun in a positive manner. "Good-red" describes a noun in a negative manner.

I see. Thanks for the explanation.