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seductively nauseating tactility Does "seductively nauseating tactility" mean "a tactility that is nauseating in a seductive manner" or "a tactility that is nauseating and seductive"? I sometimes have this problem when I encounter the "adverb+adjective+noun" structure. Sentence: I was confronted or even assaulted by a seductively nauseating tactility cast in the material of sculptural permanence and austerity.
2020년 5월 2일 오전 5:48
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To my mind it could be either. You're quite right that in these constructions both words can directly refer to the noun (eg. a "cheerfully playful" child is cheerful and playful). In this case, however, my initial reaction is simply that the writer was trying to be far too clever and it's unlikely that the meaning is particularly worth bothering about. It's "showing off" writing and is not, I think, primarily about conveying meaning.
2020년 5월 2일
It doesn't make sense (to me). 'seductively' is an adverb, so it has to modify 'nauseating'. But what does 'seductively nauseating' even mean ?? How can something be nauseating in a seductive manner ? The words conflict. I honestly believe the writer was trying to give the sense of the tactility being nauseous, yet seductive at the same time. The writer's actual words don't say this and are just confusing to me.
2020년 5월 2일
a tactility that is nauseating in a seductive manner. Adverbs are modifiers that don’t directly affect nouns so it makes more sense that it would be modifying the adjective.
2020년 5월 2일
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