What part of speech is half-and-half?

Half-and-half can be categorized as an adjective and an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. half-and-half is an adjective.
  • 2. half-and-half is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more half-and-half
    most half-and-half
  • Positive: half-and-half 
  • Comparative: more half-and-half
  • Superlative: most half-and-half

What does half-and-half mean?

Definitions

Adjective

half-and-half - in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture"

Adverb

half-and-half - in equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half"

Noun

half-and-half - half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat

Examples of half-and-half

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A half-and-half mixture.
2. adv. It was divided half-and-half.
Sentence  
adj.
A half-and-half mixture.
adv.
It was divided half-and-half.

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