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Why is "more complicated" typically not hyphenated as a compound modifier when before a noun?

English Language & Usage Asked by Adam Whisnant on December 2, 2020

In the phrase "employees for more complicated work," shouldn’t "more complicated" be hyphenated as it comes before the noun it describes?

After much searching online, I am yet to find a single case of somebody publishing the hyphenated "more-complicated" but this seems to disregard the convention regarding compound modifiers.

Thank you for any clarification.

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