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A word describing a {{tag|noun}}. Generally eschewed in legal drafting, but not quite as assiduously as are {{tag|adverb}}s. Adverbs are are viewed with horror in legal circles, having only literary, but no forensic merit. {{tag|Adjective}}s are more of a necessary evil. | A word describing a {{tag|noun}}. Generally eschewed in legal drafting, but not quite as assiduously as are {{tag|adverb}}s. Adverbs are are viewed with horror in legal circles, having only literary, but no forensic merit. {{tag|Adjective}}s are more of a necessary evil. | ||
Sometimes {{tag|adjective}}s can be quite handy, even to a curmudgeon, and in rare cases carry all the semantic content of an adjectival phrase. If you take the adjectives out of “a [[commercially reasonable manner]]” you are not left with much at all: “The parties shall act in a manner at all times” would irk even | Sometimes {{tag|adjective}}s can be quite handy, even to a curmudgeon, and in rare cases carry all the semantic content of an adjectival phrase. If you take the adjectives out of “a [[commercially reasonable manner]]” you are not left with much at all: “The parties shall act in a manner at all times” would irk even the most punctilious [[mediocre lawyer|attorney]]. | ||
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