英語中有大量以分號連接起來的形容詞(hyphenated compound adjective)，因數量繁多，不勝枚舉，以下僅以身體部份作分類，選取一些結構為「形容詞+名詞-ed」的複合形容詞，在各大類別中各舉一例：
HEAD 頭

●cool-headed （頭腦）冷靜、沉著的
Only with patience and a cool-headed mind can the deadlock over the multi-billion dollars proposals to build a sewage treatment plant be easily resolved.
耗資數十億元的污水處理廠之興建計畫陷入僵局，唯有耐性與沈著才能輕易化解當前局面。
FACE 臉

●grim-faced 冷酷、嚴格、險惡
Grim-faced and grim-voiced, the  Chairman formally admitted before the local and overseas media reporters that he had lost the election.
神情冷峻、語調嚴肅的主席，正式在中外傳播媒體記者面前承認競選失敗。
EYE 眼

●cockeyed 兩眼向鼻子方向內望（即「鬥雞眼」也）
Do you find the statue look a bit cockeyed
有否發覺那塑像有點兒鬥眼？
NOSE 鼻

●sharp-nosed 嗅覺靈敏的
Johnson, the sharp-nosed sniffer dog who was trained to detect narcotics, suffered severe burns during the course of his duties.
約翰遜，那頭曾受訓用來作緝毒、嗅覺靈敏的警犬，在執行任務時被嚴重燒傷。
MOUTH口

●foul-mouthed 言語粗鄙
The boy, though as young as five, becomes so foul-mouthed that fills his parents with anxiety.
那男孩雖然只有五歲，卻已滿口粗言穢語，害他爸媽擔心不已。
LIP 唇

●tight-lipped 緊抿雙唇、守口如瓶
The kidnapped man, even held at gunpoint, remained tight-lipped about his credit card PIN (personal identification number).
那被綁架男子，就算在槍口要脅下，仍堅拒透露信用卡個人密碼。