Again, an emphasis that might be taken more than one way; the pause suggested that another adjective had come to mind before "distinguished."

Which set is used depends on what kind of word the adjective comes after, and sometimes also on the gender and case.

The adjective can either come before or come after the word it modifies.

The adjective came to her as she pursed her lips and continued to stare.

As a rule, in English, the adjective comes before the noun it describes.

In Kokborok the adjectives come after the words they qualify.

Eventually, the adjective came to be used alone.

The adjective has come back, after its ten years' exile.

Again, this is one of the situations where adjectives come after nouns in English:

Yan-nhaŋu adjectives may come before or after a noun.