Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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meagerly

adjective

deficient in amount or quality or extent

mealymouthed

adjective

hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as f...

meanspirited

adjective

lacking in magnanimity

medicative

adjective

having the properties of medicine

medullated

adjective

(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin

megascopic

adjective

visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical...

meliorative

adjective

tending to ameliorate

membranous

adjective

characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resem...

mensurable

adjective

having notes of fixed rhythmic value

mensural

adjective

having notes of fixed rhythmic value

mephistophelean

adjective

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a...

merchantable

adjective

fit to be offered for sale

mercurous

adjective

of or containing mercury

meretricious

adjective

tastelessly showy

meridional

adjective

located in the south or characteristic of southern people or...

mesic

adjective

of or pertaining to a meson

mesomorphic

adjective

having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predomi...

mesophytic

adjective

being or growing in or adapted to a moderately moist environ...

metabolous

adjective

undergoing metamorphosis

metalloid

adjective

of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the prope...

metameric

adjective

having the body divided into successive metameres or segment...

metamorphic

adjective

of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)

metamorphous

adjective

of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks)

metastable

adjective

(of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equ...

metonymical

adjective

using the name of one thing for that of another with which i...

metonymic

adjective

using the name of one thing for that of another with which i...

metrical

adjective

the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

mettlesome

adjective

willing to face danger

microcrystalline

adjective

containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope

middlemost

adjective

being in the exact middle

midweekly

adjective

occurring during the middle of the week

millenarian

adjective

relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happ...

minacious

adjective

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

minatory

adjective

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

ministrant

adjective

giving practical help to

minuscular

adjective

of or relating to a small cursive script developed from unci...

mirky

adjective

dark or gloomy

mirthful

adjective

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

mirthless

adjective

lacking mirth

miry

adjective

(of soil) soft and watery

misbegotten

adjective

born out of wedlock

miscible

adjective

(chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed

mismated

adjective

not easy to combine harmoniously

mistakable

adjective

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing

mitigatory

adjective

moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

modish

adjective

in the current fashion or style

moire

adjective

(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

monarchal

adjective

having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a mo...

monarchic

adjective

ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch

monarchical

adjective

having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a mo...