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    This document discusses absolute adjectives, which describe qualities that something either has or does not have without degrees of comparison. Absolute adjectives include words like dead, perfect, empty, and full. While people may informally say they are "more" of an absolute quality, strictly speaking absolute adjectives cannot be used comparatively, as something cannot be deader or whiter than something else with the same quality. The document provides a list of common absolute adjectives.

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    This document discusses absolute adjectives, which describe qualities that something either has or does not have without degrees of comparison. Absolute adjectives include words like dead, perfect, empty, and full. While people may informally say they are "more" of an absolute quality, strictly speaking absolute adjectives cannot be used comparatively, as something cannot be deader or whiter than something else with the same quality. The document provides a list of common absolute adjectives.

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    Absolute Adjectives

    You either have the quality or you don't. There is no comparison. Dead, perfect, round...

    You can't be deader than someone else who is only dead.

    Some Absolute Adjectives:

    absolute basic certain


    complete empty entire
    devoid excellent fatal
    final dead perfect
    square essential unique
    full harmless immortal
    meaningful obvious pure
    superior ultimate universal

    Informally, to emphasize or metaphorically, you may hear people say "I am more dead",
    "This one is whiter". But they are misusing absolute adjectives.

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