In British English, all compound adjectives should be hyphenated.
Example:
a well-written article
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
In American English, it's not as important unless there is a loss of meaning without a hyphen.
Example:
a small-appliance company (company that sells small appliances)
a small appliance company (small company that sells appliances)
If it's not before a noun, it usually isn't hyphenated.
Example:
The advanced-physics teacher teaches advanced physics.
The text was very well written.
This website is quite useful.
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