Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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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