What should be correct ?

[Ruenrom]

What should be correct between"severe acute respiratory syndrome and severely-acute respiratory syndrome"

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Ruenrom

[ka]

I' m not a native speaker but I thing "severe acute respiratory syndrom" is correct. Severe and acute are two adjectives which qualify the noun "syndrom". The syndrom is both acute and severe and not severely acute.
I may be mistaken.

Karine

[Esenthiel]

I' m not a native speaker but I thing "severe acute respiratory syndrom" is correct. Severe and acute are two adjectives which qualify the noun "syndrom". The syndrom is both acute and severe and not severely acute.
I may be mistaken.

Karine

You are correct, and SARS is printed everywhere as "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome".

[Guest]

What should be correct between"severe acute respiratory syndrome and severely-acute respiratory syndrome"

Thank you
Best regards,
Ruenrom

Yes, I agree with both of you, thank you anyway. It has been printed everywhere or even in BBC, VOA news too. That is why I need to know how correct it is, in term of grammatical point (Normal Pattern: Adverb+Adjective+Noun:-Severely-acute respiratory syndrome, While in the phrase: SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME:-ADJECTIVE+ADJECTIVE+ADJECTIVE+NOUN, 3 Adjectives in the phrase, So, How about that?). I raised this question for better understanding on how to use the adjective or the adverb, please.