“What is an adjective? Nouns name the world. Verbs activate the names. Adjectives come from somewhere else. The word adjective (epitheton in Greek) is itself an adjective meaning 'placed on top', 'added', 'appended', 'foreign'. Adjectives seem fairly innocent additions, but look again. These small imported mechanisms are in charge of attaching everything in the world to its place in particularity. They are the latches of being.”

“Human, Allen, is an adjective, and its use as a noun is in itself regrettable.”

“Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.”

“I do so like all-encompassing words. Verb, adjective, noun. Yes, you are shitted.”

“In wondered in avenging was being used as an adjective or a verb.”

“Christian is a great noun and a poor adjective.”

“Hyacinth,” Lady Bridgerton said in a vaguely disapproving voice, “do try to speak in complete sentences.”Hyacinth looked at her mother with a surprised expression. “Biscuits. Are. Good.” She cocked her head to the side. “Noun. Verb. Adjective.”“Hyacinth.”“Noun. Verb. Adjective.” Colin said, wiping a crumb from his grinning face. “Sentence. Is. Correct.”