Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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effectual

adjective

having legal efficacy or force

efflorescent

adjective

bursting into flower

effortful

adjective

requiring great physical effort

effulgent

adjective

radiating or as if radiating light

eightpenny

adjective

used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long

electronegative

adjective

having a negative charge

electroneutral

adjective

having no net electric charge

electrophoretic

adjective

of or relating to electrophoresis

electropositive

adjective

having a positive charge

eleemosynary

adjective

generous in assistance to the poor

elfish

adjective

usually good-naturedly mischievous

ellipsoid

adjective

having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

ellipsoidal

adjective

having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid

elocutionary

adjective

(used of style of speaking) overly embellished

emarginate

adjective

having a notched tip

embryonal

adjective

of an organism prior to birth or hatching

emollient

adjective

having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

empiric

adjective

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

empyreal

adjective

inspiring awe

emulous

adjective

eager to surpass others

enate

adjective

related on the mother's side

enatic

adjective

related on the mother's side

enceinte

adjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

encomiastic

adjective

formally expressing praise

endergonic

adjective

(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the...

endermic

adjective

acting by absorption through the skin

endocentric

adjective

fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents

endocrinal

adjective

of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions

endoergic

adjective

(of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy

endogamic

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying onl...

endogenous

adjective

derived or originating internally

endomorphic

adjective

having a squat and fleshy build

endothermal

adjective

(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed wit...

endothermic

adjective

(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed wit...

endurable

adjective

capable of being borne though unpleasant

enervated

adjective

lacking energy or vitality

enigmatical

adjective

not clear to the understanding

ensiform

adjective

shaped like a sword blade

enteral

adjective

of or relating to or inside the intestines

enteric

adjective

of or relating to or inside the intestines

entozoic

adjective

living within a living animal usually as a parasite

enumerable

adjective

that can be counted

enzootic

adjective

of a disease that is constantly present in an animal communi...

eonian

adjective

of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)

epenthetic

adjective

of or pertaining to epenthesis

epicene

adjective

having an ambiguous sexual identity

epideictic

adjective

designed primarily for rhetorical display

epicyclic

adjective

of or relating to an epicycle

epigrammatic

adjective

terse and witty and like a maxim

epiphyseal

adjective

relating to the epiphysis of a bone