Fancy Compound Adjectives
rogersgeorge on October 4th, 2023
Two of them in the same sentence! Plus a normal compound adjective
The first-of-its-kind habitat is teeming with never-before-seen life-forms, including strange species of worms, snails and deep-dwelling octopuses.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/hidden-underworld-filled-with-never-before-seen-creatures-discovered-beneath-the-seafloor
I don’t recommend getting rid of compound adjectives, even fancy ones. They speed up the sentence. Just be sure to hyphenate as necessary.
A less smooth rewrite:
A habitat that humans have just begun to explore (under the floor of the ocean) teems with creatures that we have never seen before. These include worms, snails, and deep-dwelling octopuses.
See? fancy compound adjectives can be good!
Here’s a picture of one of the creatures:
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