Ever can also function as a prefix to mean always or continuously and is followed either by adjectives or the present participle and separated from them by a hyphen. Examples include '… paintings by the ever-popular Van Gogh', 'the ever-changing countryside' and 'ever-increasing numbers of students'.

Is there a dash in ever increasing?

Ever and never are special cases. They do not end in ly and they cannot be adjectives, but they usually should be hyphenated in compounds before the modified word: ever-polite manner, ever-loving parent, never-simple rules, never-comprehensive reports.

Does high growth need a hyphen?

When using high or low (or other adjectives) as part of a compound adjective before a noun, a hyphen should be inserted between high or low and the word that it modifies. ... However, when the compound comes after the noun it refers to, you should leave the hyphen out.