Adjectives modify or tell about nouns and pronouns only. Adjectives change endings to indicate comparison in the positive, the comparative and the superlative.
Positive: He was a small boy. He was a big boy.
Comparative: He was smaller than Bob. He was bigger than Bob.
Superlative: He was the smallest boy. He was the biggest boy.
If the job of the adjective is to modify nouns and pronouns, it makes sense if one uses an adjective to put it next to the noun or pronoun it modifies.
Example: The gray-haired stranger boarded the north-bound bus for the airport.
In the example above, a hyphen connects the words, “gray” and “haired” to become an adjective modifying the noun “stranger.”
If a writer has a choice between lots of adjectives or strong verbs or adverbs, opt for the latter.
