A list of 11 words by adoarns.
- extraordinairewas added by adoarns and appears on 14 lists
- immemorialwas added by adoarns and appears on 36 lists
- a go gowas added by adoarns and appears on 2 lists
- errantwas added by adoarns and appears on 125 lists
- reduxwas added by adoarns and appears on 40 lists
- regnantwas added by adoarns and appears on 42 lists
- emerituswas added by adoarns and appears on 35 lists
- manquewas added by adoarns and appears on 23 lists
- redivivuswas added by adoarns and appears on 36 lists
- aplentywas added by adoarns and appears on 12 lists
- galorewas added by adoarns and appears on 48 lists
rolig commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Now here's a list we've needed from time immemorial!
December 10, 2007
bilby commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Amuk's originally a verb and functions as an adverb in English. But I like the concept too, a worthy way to trip the list fantastic.
December 10, 2007
adoarns commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Bilby's right; moved to new list on non-"ly" adverbs.
December 10, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
I always liked the synonymic "since time out of mind" instead of immemorial. Cool list!
Edit: I thought it was spelled "amok," not amuk...?
December 10, 2007
sionnach commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Cool list. Why do I feel like I need a shot of whiskey?
(And why can I shamefully never remember which is Irish and which is Scotch, without looking it up every single time?)
One might say that adoarns is a listmaker extraordinaire.
Many of the heraldry adjectives (rampant, cabossed, sinister and their many cousins) seem to belong to this category.
December 10, 2007
reesetee commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Great list, adoarns! I'd suggest "possible," "imaginable," and "available" (as in "the best gift possible," "worst house imaginable," "quickest route available")--unless you're restricting the list to words that can only be used postpositively.
Not to be nitpicky, but shouldn't it be "postpositive"?
December 10, 2007
seanahan commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Uh, Scotch is Scottish Whisky, which they just call Whisky when you're in Scotland. There is also Whiskey, which is typically Irish, although many places make it now.
December 11, 2007
adoarns commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
reesetee: the construction you propose doesn't involve post-positive adjectives per se, but rather some syntactic ellipsis: "the best gift possible" → "the best gift that is possible," &c.
And yes, the title has been changed to match standard orthography :-).
December 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
You're right, adoarns--realized that after I'd posted. I think my head was loosely attached that day.
December 18, 2007
qroqqa commented on the list postpositive-adjectives
Elect and designate. There are also a couple (laureate and consort) that are historically of this type but which today are nouns.
July 21, 2009