Adjective order

Adjective Order
Order Example

1. Determiner or Article i) Determiners, ii) Article: a(n), the

e.g. polite, funny, cute, hard-

working, difficult, bad, contagious,
2. Opinion Adjectives
ugly, smart, dumb, nice nasty,
phon(e)y, cool, etc.
i) Size or measure, including
adjectives in the comparative and
superlative degree. a) heigh b)
3. Appearance
width, e.g. wide, narrow, thin, slim,
wider, widest c) length d) volume
ii) Shape iii) Condition
e.g. new, recent, young, old,
ancient, middle-aged, elderly,
4. Age
twenty-year-old, teenage, grown-up,
fully-grown

e.g. pink, orange, purple, blue, navy

5. Colour blue, grey, black and white, reddish
brown, off-white

e.g. Chilean, Chinese, English,

6. Origin or Nationality Korean, French, Norwegian, Polish,
Russian

e.g. Buddhist, Catholic, Taoist,

7. Religion Christian, Muslim, pagan, atheist,
agnostic, Judaic

e.g. wooden, plastic, metal,

ceramic, paper, stone, silk, iron,
8. Material brass, cotton, gold, silver, platinum,
woolen, fiber, polyester, lead,
bronze, polythene

9. Nouns used as e.g. ‘campus’ activities, ‘school’

Adjective order 1
 adjectives orchestra, ‘university’ fee,
‘computer’ graphics

Adjective order 2