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comparative more nouny or nounier, superlative most nouny or nouniest
Having the characteristics of a noun. quotations examples
Within this line of reasoning, then, Tagalog is classified as a language in which adjectivals are essentially neutral between a nouny and a verby interpretation.
2013, Harrie Wetzer, The Typology of Adjectival Predication, page 240
To borrow an idea from linguist George Lakoff, the concept of an “apple” is a more nouny noun than the concept of “light,” which in turn is more nouny than a concept such as “health”.
2021, Kate Crawford, chapter 4, in Atlas of AI […]