Hyphenated Compound Adjectives List

English-speaking part-time all-too-common red-blooded green-eyed tight-fisted sure-footed broken-hearted long-winded blood-red sky-blue snow-white pitch-dark breast-high skin-deep more-qualified less-qualified devil-may-care better-late-than-never tone-deaf heart-rending French-speaking small-town big-city double-breasted meat-eating strawberry-blonde open-minded close-minded navy-blue up-to-date up-to-the-minute high-risk ill-equipped low-risk black-and-blue five-minute bright-green German-speaking ham-handed pea-green single-breasted light-brown dark-brown mean-spirited high-functioning low-functioning fast-moving slow-moving well-written ear-piercing eye-popping brain-draining well-made dull-orange four-year five-year

Compound adjectives can be formed as follows:

Adverb-past participle / noun + ed a well-known writer a brightly-lit room deeply-rooted traditions a well-mannered girl Adjective-present participle (verb + ing) a good-looking boy a free-standing tower Noun-past participle a tongue-tied boy a sun-dried fruit Adjective-past participle / noun + ed a short-sighted man a long-haired lady Noun- adjective a world-famous singer Adjective- noun a last minute solution deep-sea diving Noun-noun a part-time job