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_ _Sup._
great, greater, greatest.
wise, wiser, wisest.
holy, more holy most holy.
frugal, more frugal most frugal.
Comparison by diminishing the positive.
_Pos._ _Comp._ _Sup._
wise, less wise least wise.
holy, less holy, least holy.
frugal, less frugal, least frugal.
NUMERAL ADJECTIVES.
Words used in counting, are called _numeral adjectives_ of the
_cardinal_ kind; as, _one, two, three, four, twenty, fifty,_ &c.
Words used in numbering, are called _numeral adjectives_ of the
_ordinal_ kind; as, _first, second, third, fourth, twentieth, fiftieth,_
&c.
NOTE. The words _many, few_, and _several_, as they always refer to
an indefinite number, may be properly called _numeral adjectives_ of
the indefinite kind.
NOTES.
1. The simple word, or Positive, becomes the Comparative by adding
_r_, or _er_; and the Positive becomes the Superlative, by adding
_st_, or _est_, to the end of it; as, Pos. wise, Com. wise_r_, Sup.
wise_st_; rich, rich_er_, rich_est_; bold, bold_er_, bold_est_.


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