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24. Degrees of Adjectives An adjective has basically three (3) degrees. They
are called: 1. Positive Degree (P.D)
2. Comparative Degree (C.D) 3. Superlative Degree (S.D)
Let's see the different degrees of an adjective. 1. The following adjectives have no similar forms in P.D. C.D and S.D..
P.D I. Bad, III
C.D
S.D
2. Far (Distance) 3. Far Something
farthest
further
furthest
additional/more in advance) former
4. Fore
foremost, first
5. Good, Well
better
best
6. Late
(1) later (time) (2) latter (the last (position of
latest (time)
second position order)
between two) (1) less (both
7. Little
least
adj/adv)
(2) lesser (only
attributive adjective)
more
most
8. (1) Much
(quantity)
(2) Many
(number)
9. Near
(distance)
ncarer
(1) nearest
(2) next (order)
10. Old
(1) elder (a)
eldest
Only for persons of the same family
(b) never followed
by 'than
(2) older ((a) For oldest both persons
and things) (b) Always
followed by "than'
2. The following adjectives take only 'r' in C.D and 'st
in S.D.
P.D
C.D
S.D
Able
abler
ablest acutest
Acute Agile
acuter
agiler
agilest
baser
basest
Blithe
blither
blithest
Blue
bluer
bluest
Brave
braver
bravest
Blue
bluer
bluest closest
Close
closer
Choice
choicer coarser
Coarse
coarsest
Complete
completer completest cutest
Cute
cuter denser
densest
Dense
divinest
Divine

idleness is the holiday of fools

direr

direst

extremest finest

finer

Bercer

graver

humbler

lamer

looser

Dire

Extreme

Fine

Fierce

Grave Hamble

Labe

Loose.

Large

Nimble

Noble

Nice

Obscure Profane

Purple

Pure

Rare

Remote

Ripe Safe

Savage

Secure

Square

Sublime

Severe

Simple

Sure

Subtle

Wise

White

larger nimbler

nobler

nicer obscurer

profaner

purpler

purer

gravest

humblest

laimest loosest

largest nimblest

noblest

nicest

obscurest

profanest

purplest

purest rarest

rarer

remoter

remotest

riper

savager

securer

ripest

safest

savagest

securest

squarest

sublimest

squarer

sublimer

severest

severer

simpler

surer

subtler

wiser whiter

simplest

surest

subtlest

wisest whitest

C.D

3. The following adjectives take 'er in C.D and 'est' in

S.D.

P.D

S.D

Alert

alerter

alertest

August

auguster blacker

augustest blackest

Black

Bland

blander

blandest

Blank

blanker

blankest

Blind

blinder

blindest

Bluff Blunt

bluffer

bluffest

blunter

bluntest

Bitter

bitterer

bitterest

Bold Brief

bolder

boldest

briefer brighter

briefest brightest

Bright

Broad Cheap

broader

broadest

cheaper cheapest

Clean

cleaner

cleanest

Clear

clearer

clearest

Clever cleverer

cleverest

Cold

colder

coldest

Callow

cal lower cal lowest calmer

Calm Corrupt corrupter corruptest

calmest

Common commoner commonest

Compact compacter compactest

Crisp

crisper

crispest

Crooked crookeder crookedest

Cross Damp damper

crosser

....

ce is the case of all forms of fear

Dark

Des

Deep

dankest darkest

dearest

deepest

dullest

exactest

fairest

fastest

Beetest

frailest frankest

freest

foulest

fullest

Firm

Frail

Frank

darker

ater

exacter

faster

firmer

hailer franker

freer

Tooler

faller

Bayer grander

greater

gaunter greener

grayer

grosser harder

haler

higher Juster

keener

Free Foul

laver leaner

limper

lewder lighter

longer

louder

lower

ineanet

Full

Gay Grand

Great

Gount Green

Grey

Gross Hard

Hale

High

Just

Keen

Lav

Lean

Limp

Lewd

Light

Long Loud

Low

Mean Mock

Near

Narrow

New Often

Odd

Pole

Plain Poor

Prompt Profcand

Proud

Quint

Queer

Quick

Quiet

Raw Rich

Rank

Rash Rough

Sound

Salt Sharp

Shy

meeker

nearer

grandest

greatest

gauntest

greenest

grayest

grossest

hardesi

halest

highest

justest

keenest

lavest

leanest

Timpest

lewdest

lightest

longest

loudest

lowest

meanest

meekest

nearest

narrowest

newest

oftenest

oddest

palest

plainest

poorest

promptest

profoundest

proudest

quaintest

queerest

quickest

quietest

rawest

richest

rankest

rashest

roughest

soundest

saltest

sharpest

shyest

narrower

newer

oftener

odder

paler

plainer

poorer

prompter

profounder

prouder quainter

queerer

quicker quieter

rawer

richer ranker

rasher

rougher

sounder

salter

sharper

shyer

....

one takes care of the means, the end will take care of itself

slacker

slighter

sounder

sleeper stiller

stouter

straighter

stubborner

stupider swifter

shorter

shrewder shriller

smaller

smoother

slackest

slightest

soundest

steepest stillest

stoutest

straightest

stubbornest

stupidest

swiftest

shortest

shrewdest

shrillest

smallest

smoothest smartest

slowest

softest

staunchest

sternest

stiffest

strangest

strongest

sweetest

tallest

Slack

Slight

Sound Steep

Still

Stout

Straight

Stubborn

Stupid Swift

Short

Shrewd

Shrill Small

Smooth

Smart Slow

Soft

Staunch

Stern Stiff

Strange

Strong

Sweet Tall

Taine

Tender Vain

Vulgar

Thick

Tough Vain

Vulgar

Warm Weak

Weird

Wide

Wild

Young

smarter

slower

softer

stauncher

sterner

stiffer

stranger

stronger

sweeter

taller

tamer

tenderer

vainer

vulgarer

thicker

tougher

vainer

vulgarer

tamest

tenderest

vainest

vulgarest

thickest

toughest

vainest

vulgarest

warmer

warmest

weaker

weirder

weakest

weirdest

widest

wildest

wider

wilder

younger

youngest

4. The following adjectives takeier? in CD and "iest' in

S.D.

P.D Bulky bulkier

C.D

S.D

bulkiest

Busy

busier

busiest baggiest

Baggy

baggier

Balmy balmier

balmiest

Bandy

bandier

bandiest

Beefy

beefier

beefiest

Blotchy

blotchier

blotchiest

Bloody bloodier

bloodiest

Blowzy blowzier blowziest

Bleary

blearier

bleariest

Bonny

bonnier

bonniest

Barmy barmier Chatty

barmiest

chattier

chattiest

Cheery chcerier

checriest

Classy classier Cloudy cloudier

classicst

cloudiest

Cocky cockier

cockiest

Costly costlier

costliest

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