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