is it grammatically correct to say "expensiviest" or "expensivier"?
2007-02-02 01:47:13 · 5 answers · asked by adam k 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
No. "Costliest" and "Costliest"; or "most expensive" & "more expensive".
2007-02-02 02:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Sabya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,grammatically it's not correct.
I hope this helps:
comparative adjectives
you form the comparative of most adjectives by adding er;r,ier,or more+adjective.
kinder nicer lazier sadder more expensive
superlative adjectives
you form the superlative of adjectives with est,st,iest,or most+adjective.
kindest nicest laziest saddest most expensive
there are some irregular comparative and superlative forms.
good better best bad worse worst
so u have to say more expensive and most expensive
you form the comparative and superlative of many long adjectives with more+adj most+adj
2007-02-02 02:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by nastaran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably grammatically correct, but sounds awful.
I remember reading somewhere that you should not add 'er' or 'est' to any adjective of more than 2 syllables. So, 'lovely - lovelier - loveliest' is OK, while 'beautiful - beautifuller - beautifullest' is NOT OK.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-02 02:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. None of them is correct. I think the best expression would be 'most expensive' or 'more expensive'.
2007-02-02 02:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by maksrose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, grammaticcaly correct is "the most expensive" or "more expensive"
you can say for example "shortest, shorter, longer, longest..." for words which are short.
big - bigger- biggest
beau-ti-ful - most beautiful
2007-02-02 02:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Egle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋