Irregular adjective
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An irregular adjective is an adjective that is irregular. Compare regular adjective. It's a type of irregular modifier along with irregular adverbs.
That is it has irregular gradative (comparative and superlative) forms.
Simple adjective | Comparative adjective | Superlative adjective | Notes |
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bad | worse | worst | |
far | farther further |
farthest furthest |
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- | former | first | This is a simple-defective adjective that lacks a simple adjective form. |
good | better | best | |
little | less | least | This is ambiregular, as it has the forms little/littler/littlest |
much/many | more | most | |
old | elder | eldest | This is ambiregular, as it also has the regular form old/older/oldest. |