Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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limacine

adjective

of or resembling a slug

lincolnesque

adjective

of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln

lincolnian

adjective

of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln

lingulate

adjective

shaped like a tongue

linnaean

adjective

of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic cla...

lionhearted

adjective

extraordinarily courageous

lipophilic

adjective

having an affinity for lipids

lipotropic

adjective

having an affinity for lipids

liquescent

adjective

becoming liquid

lissom

adjective

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

lithophytic

adjective

of or relating to lithophytes

liverish

adjective

suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric dis...

loathly

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

lobate

adjective

having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely s...

lobed

adjective

having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely s...

logogrammatic

adjective

of or relating to logograms or logographs

logographic

adjective

of or relating to logograms or logographs

logy

adjective

stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drun...

longitudinal

adjective

over an extended time

lordless

adjective

having no lord or master

lordotic

adjective

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

loth

adjective

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

loutish

adjective

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appe...

lovesome

adjective

having or displaying warmth or affection

lowbred

adjective

(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

lowermost

adjective

farthest down

lubberly

adjective

inexperienced in seamanship

lubricious

adjective

characterized by lust

lucifugous

adjective

light-avoiding

luculent

adjective

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

lucullan

adjective

characterized by extravagance and profusion

lugubrious

adjective

excessively mournful

lumpish

adjective

mentally sluggish

lyonnaise

adjective

cooked with onions

lyrate

adjective

(of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre

m

adjective

denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

macrocephalic

adjective

having an exceptionally large head and brain

magniloquent

adjective

lofty in style

majuscular

adjective

of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules

maladaptive

adjective

showing faulty adaptation

maladroit

adjective

not adroit

malayan

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia

maledict

adjective

under a curse

malodorous

adjective

having an unpleasant smell

mangey

adjective

having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap

mannerly

adjective

socially correct in behavior

manque

adjective

unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

mantic

adjective

resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

marmoreal

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of marble

mazy

adjective

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity