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...