[§ 492]. Pleonasm.—Pleonasm can take place with adjectives only in the expression of the degrees of comparison. Over and above the etymological signs of the comparative and superlative degrees, there may be used the superlative words more and most.
And this pleonasm really occurs—
The more serener spirit.
The most straitest sect.
These are instances of pleonasm in the strictest sense of the term.
[§ 493]. Collocation.—As a general rule, the adjective precedes the substantive—a good man, not a man good.
When, however, the adjective is qualified by either the expression of its degree, or accompanied by another adjective, it may follow the substantive—
A man just and good.
A woman wise and fair.
A hero devoted to his country.