The old grammar rule we all obey without realising | The Guardian
The rule is that multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose. Unlike many laws of grammar or syntax, this one is virtually inviolable, even in informal speech. You simply can’t say My Greek Fat Big Wedding, or leather walking brown boots. And yet until last week, I had no idea such a rule existed.
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An O mark, known as marujirushi (丸印) or maru (丸) in Japan and gongpyo (공표(空標), ball mark) in Korea, is the name of the symbol “◯”, a circle or used to represent affirmation in East Asia, similar to its Western equivalent of the checkmark (“✓”). Its opposite is the X mark (“✗” or “×”).
This is a general case but not true universally. When one trait is most vital or under debate it will go first , and when another is key to the identity of the object generally, it goes next to it. Although potato is not often included when describing French fries, it will preceed the adjective French on account of the vital nature of the French cut to the fries, and the material less important although assumed to be potato. For the prior, an orange big cat is easier to distinguish from any bug cat than a big orange cat, and if one asks for a round wheel, you may specify a rubber round wheel to ask if that is what they want.