"I haven't always had a nice shaped body, so it's exciting to wear things I never thought I would." - Kelly Osbourne, in British Glamour
Kelly has incorrectly used an adjective to modify another adjective.
"Nice" is an adjective that modifies the adjective "shaped." An adjective cannot modify another adjective; only an adverb can modify an adjective. […]
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