0 A non-gradable adjective or adverb is one that cannot be used in the comparative or superlative, or that cannot be qualified by words such as 'very' or 'quite'. --
In fact, nine seven-year-olds preferred only one non-gradable adjective in the suffixed comparative form, and in each case, it was the adjective wrong.
Relatively non-gradable property verbs, such as co3 ' wrong ', are normally infelicitous with direct comparison as well (68).
They are also without exception non-gradable, and they cannot be modified (*more feline, *incredibly equine).
Synthetic responses for gradable and non-gradable monosyllabics were compared within and between groups (four-year-olds, seven-year-olds and adults).
It is simply unusual for a gradable adjective to be preceded by a non-gradable adjective.
In the case of non-gradable adjectives, meer can be interpreted as indicating a quantity rather than a quality.
