Share (C1.1) Compound adjectives - parts of the body
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Making you feel happy, usually because other people are being kind
heartwarming
Attractive or unusual and therefore noticed
eye-catching
Used to describe a situation that makes you very unhappy because you think it will never improve
soul-destroying
Used to describe a situation that makes you very excited, worried or tense
nail-biting
Extremely impressive, exciting or shocking (informal)
mind-blowing
very frightening
heart-stopping
very frightening, but often exciting at the same time
hair-raising
very fast, at speed
break neck
Used to describe a situation that shows you something surprising that you didn’t know before
eye-opening
very loud
ear-splitting
Have you ever travelled at break .... speed?
break neck speed
Have you ever witnessed a ... warming scene?
hartwarming
What’s the most .....-splitting sound you've ever heard?
ear-splitting sound
What’s the most .... -raising thing you’ve done?
hair-raising
What's the most ...-biting sports event that you've ever seen?
nail-biting
