Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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canopied

adjective

covered with or as with a canopy

capsulated

adjective

used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule

capsular

adjective

of or relating to a capsule

captious

adjective

tending to find and call attention to faults

careworn

adjective

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

carven

adjective

made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or litera...

carbonous

adjective

relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon

carbonylic

adjective

relating to or containing the carbonyl group

carboxylic

adjective

relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl rad...

carbolated

adjective

containing or treated with carbolic acid

carbuncular

adjective

afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle

carbuncled

adjective

afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle

carinate

adjective

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel...

carinated

adjective

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel...

carminative

adjective

relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence o...

carnassial

adjective

(of a tooth) adapted for shearing flesh

carolean

adjective

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or C...

carpellate

adjective

bearing or consisting of carpels

carpetbag

adjective

presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locali...

carpetbagging

adjective

presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locali...

carpophagous

adjective

feeding on fruit

cartilaginous

adjective

difficult to chew

cartographic

adjective

of or relating to the making of maps or charts

casebook

adjective

according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; ty...

cashable

adjective

able to be converted into ready money or the equivalent

casteless

adjective

not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and th...

castellated

adjective

having or resembling repeated square indentations like those...

castled

adjective

having or resembling repeated square indentations like those...

casuistic

adjective

of or relating to or practicing casuistry

casuistical

adjective

of or relating to or practicing casuistry

catchpenny

adjective

designed to sell quickly without concern for quality

catarrhine

adjective

of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils togeth...

catarrhinian

adjective

of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils togeth...

catachrestic

adjective

constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis

cataclinal

adjective

of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip i...

cataclysmal

adjective

severely destructive

catamenial

adjective

of or relating to menstruation or the menses

cataphoretic

adjective

of or relating to electrophoresis

catapultic

adjective

of or like a catapult

catercorner

adjective

slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

catechetic

adjective

of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism

catechistic

adjective

of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism

catechetical

adjective

of or relating to or involving catechesis

catechismal

adjective

of or relating to a catechism summarizing the principles of...

categoric

adjective

relating to or included in a category or categories

cattish

adjective

marked by or arising from malice

causeless

adjective

having no justifying cause or reason

caudal

adjective

resembling a tail

caudated

adjective

having a tail or taillike appendage

caucasic

adjective

of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia