A compound adjective is a hyphenated phrase that consists of 2 or more words. For example, French-speaking (country), ill-famed (person), one-hour (class), and way-too-long-to-be-taken-seriously (speech). Compound adjectives that are 3 or more words long, such as way-too-long-to-be-taken-seriously, are typically found in informal language.
In this article, we’ll explore compound adjectives that describe people’s character.
A: Did you know that Alison has been promoted after just one month on the job?
B: Get out of here!
Have you heard anything unbelievable lately? Do you know how to respond to such news in ways other than “I can’t believe it”? Read on to learn handy colloquial and formal phrases to express your disbelief naturally and idiomatically.
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