Adjectives
Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns
9,346
Total Words
Showing 1601 to 1650 of 6,183 words
Page 33 of 124
exothermic
adjective
(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed wit...
expansible
adjective
able to expand or be expanded
expansile
adjective
(of gases) capable of expansion
experiential
adjective
derived from experience or the experience of existence
expiable
adjective
capable of being atoned for
exploitatory
adjective
tending to exploit or make use of
explorative
adjective
serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
expositive
adjective
serving to expound or set forth
expository
adjective
serving to expound or set forth
exsanguine
adjective
destitute of blood or apparently so
extemporary
adjective
with little or no preparation or forethought
extempore
adjective
with little or no preparation or forethought
extensile
adjective
capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
exterminable
adjective
capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out
exterritorial
adjective
outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
extortionate
adjective
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
extracellular
adjective
located or occurring outside a cell or cells
extramural
adjective
carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
extraterritorial
adjective
outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
extrinsic
adjective
not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or origi...
extrusive
adjective
of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in...
factious
adjective
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
facultative
adjective
not compulsory
faddish
adjective
intensely fashionable for a short time
faddy
adjective
intensely fashionable for a short time
faineant
adjective
disinclined to work or exertion
fairish
adjective
not excessive or extreme
falcate
adjective
curved like a sickle
falciform
adjective
curved like a sickle
farinaceous
adjective
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in tex...
farthermost
adjective
(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or orde...
farseeing
adjective
planning prudently for the future
fastigiate
adjective
having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a...
fattish
adjective
somewhat fat
faucal
adjective
of or relating to the fauces
faultfinding
adjective
tending to find and call attention to faults
faveolate
adjective
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
ferine
adjective
wild and menacing
ferny
adjective
abounding in or covered with ferns
festal
adjective
offering fun and gaiety
feverous
adjective
having or affected by a fever
fictile
adjective
capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or c...
fictive
adjective
adopted in order to deceive
fiducial
adjective
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the hold...
figural
adjective
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
filamentous
adjective
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
filariid
adjective
of or relating to or belonging to the family Filariidae
filiform
adjective
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
filmable
adjective
(used of a story or literary work) capable of being adapted...
fimbriate
adjective
having a fringe of slender processes