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These are called compound modifiers: words that team up to work like a modifier, usually an adjective, to describe another word. These modifiers are central to hyphenation rules, which say ...

But what really causes us to “hyphen-ventilate” are questions involving compound adjectives. Is it “thinly veiled threat” or “thinly-veiled threat”? “Much admired writer” or ...

Some adjectives are in the dictionary, like “good-looking,” but most compound adjectives aren’t. Luckily, they’re easy to manage. Let’s start with “healthcare.” Webster’s New World ...

A question from Marina in Hong Kong: I am quite confused and cannot understand why the subject of the programme is not '6-minute English' (6-minute as a compound adjective) or '6 Minutes English ...