If you read the newspapers, you will come across the use of adjectives formed by stringing words together by hyphens. The following is such an example:
A 20-year-old man was found sprawling in the middle of the road with blood oozing from the wounds from all over him.
'20-year-old' is an adjective formed by stringing '20', 'year' and 'old' together by hyphens.
You can be creative by coining adjectives such as the following:
1 He gave a 'will-you-give-me-a-break' look.
2 He showed me a 'sack-me-if-you-like' face when he was very late and I was about to tell him off.
3 The salesgirl finally displayed her 'take-it-or-leave-it' look to the fastidious customer who had asked her to take down ten pairs of shoes for her to them on her feet.
Happy coining adjectives.
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