In addition to regular adjectives such as tall, muscular, beautiful, and intell-igent, there are two specific types of adjectives—the proper adjective and the➲ A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun. Examples of properadjectives include French onion soup, the Belgian detective, Orwellianphilosophy, and the Kenyan landscape. ➲ A compound adjective is composed of two or more words. Examples include part-time referee, eight-foot tree, and fifteen-year-old musician. ➲ Note: Do not hyphenate an adjective preceding an adverb that ends in -ly. Some of these instances are smartly dressed politician and nicely groomed model.