Compound adjectives

Hello,

I would like to know if the following compound adjectives are correct:

1) A baby who is crying constantly
1) constant-crying baby ?

2) A speaker who has prepared thoroughly
2) thoroughly-prepared speaker.

3) An artist who is dressed in funny clothes
3) A funny-dressed artist

4) A child-minder who has been specially trained.
4) ?

[queenbu]

Originally Posted by Ana Laura

Hello,

I would like to know if the following compound adjectives are correct:

1) A baby who is crying constantly
1) constant-crying baby ? A constantly crying baby.2) A speaker who has prepared thoroughly
2) thoroughly-prepared speaker. A thoroughly prepared speaker.3) An artist who is dressed in funny clothes
3) A funny-dressed artist A funnily dressed artist.4) A child-minder who has been specially trained.
4) A specially trained childminder.

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[Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim]

Originally Posted by queenbu

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This is because only adverbs can refer to adjectives: a constantly (adverb) crying (adjective).

[Barb_D]

And also because, by convention, words that end in -ly are not hyphenated when they form a compound modifier.

[Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim]

Originally Posted by Barb_D

And also because, by convention, words that end in -ly are not hyphenated when they form a compound modifier.

You're right