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12. Typical Adjective Intensifiers - Part 2

Absolute, Perfect, Sheer, Total, Utter, Very are also used as Adjectives apart from Adjective Intensifiers. Absolute: total Absolute secrecy/ silence/ perfection/ integrity/ passion/ disregard/ shock/ lie Absolute: expressing emphatic opinion Absolute miracle/ folly/ disgrace/ joy/ necessity/ moron/ favourite/ rubbish/ Absolute: unconditional; unlimited Absolute authority/ right/ power Absolute: not relative or comparative Absolute moral standards/ terms/

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9. Absolute Adjectives (A to L)

Examples of non-gradable adjectives apart from ‘strong’ adjectives are adjectives like: dead, weekly, empty, frozen, tired, and blue. We do not say ‘somewhat dead’, ‘very empty’, ‘unusually impossible

10. Absolute Adjectives (M to W)

main player, major hurdle, malfunctioning sensor, manifest abuse/injustice/ evidence/ effect, married, perfectly matching, matchless, maximal growth/ injuries/ strength/ stress/ diversity, quite meani