Talk:wanted

Latest comment: 16 years ago by Brett in topic Not an adjective

Not an adjective change

In expression like "a wanted man", wanted is a past participle verb. If it were an adjective (like pleased, limited, interested, tired, etc), it would likely be gradable by more / most, and modifiable by very. It's neither, which pretty much confirms that it's not an adjective.--Brett 02:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

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