| Wds. preceding nouns, often |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jun 2026 |
| Happy, dopey, sneezy, sleepy, grumpy and bashful: Abbr. |
New York Times |
10 Aug 2025 |
| Descriptive words (abbr.) |
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| They modify nouns (abbr.) |
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| Pretty, ugly, etc. (abbr.) |
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| Wds. like "happy" and "funny" |
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| Modifying wds |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Short and sweet, e.g.: Abbr |
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| Tall, dark and handsome: Abbr |
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| Descriptive wds |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2018 |
| Tall, dark and handsome: Abbr. |
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| Short and sweet, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Short and sweet, e.g.: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jul 2015 |
| Short and sweet, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Grumpy and dopey, but not doc: Abbr. |
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| Descriptive wds. |
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| Descriptive wds. |
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| Grumpy and dopey, but not doc: Abbr. |
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| Sm., med. and lg., e.g. |
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| Modifying pts. of speech |
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| N. modifiers |
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| Pts. of speech that describe nouns |
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| They modify pronouns (abbr.) |
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| Fast and furious, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Fast and furious, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Ready, willing and able: Abbr. |
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| Ready, willing and able: Abbr. |
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| Many H.S. vocab words |
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| Sm., med. and lg. |
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| Many H.S. vocab words |
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| Noun modifiers: Abbr. |
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| Hot and heavy, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Cruel and unusual, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Cruel and unusual, e.g.: Abbr. |
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| Noun modifiers (Abbr.) |
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| Pts. of speech |
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| Mil. assistants |
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