Adjectives
Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns
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mussy
adjective
dirty and disorderly
myelinated
adjective
(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
myeloid
adjective
of or relating to the spinal cord
myrmecophilous
adjective
living symbiotically with ants
nacreous
adjective
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
naiant
adjective
applied to a fish depicted horizontally
navicular
adjective
shaped like a boat
nebular
adjective
of or relating to or resembling a nebula
nebulose
adjective
lacking definite form or limits
necessitous
adjective
poor enough to need help from others
nectarous
adjective
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
neoclassic
adjective
characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
nephritic
adjective
of or relating to the kidneys
nephrotoxic
adjective
toxic to the kidney
neritic
adjective
relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoa...
nethermost
adjective
farthest down
nettlesome
adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
neuroanatomical
adjective
of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system
neuronic
adjective
of or relating to neurons
neurotropic
adjective
(of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect...
nicaean
adjective
of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor
niggardly
adjective
petty or reluctant in giving or spending
nipponese
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people o...
nisi
adjective
not final or absolute
nitid
adjective
bright with a steady but subdued shining
nitrogenous
adjective
of or relating to or containing nitrogen
nitwitted
adjective
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or ju...
nocent
adjective
having a tendency to cause harm
noctilucent
adjective
shining or glowing by night
nodular
adjective
having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
nodulose
adjective
having minute nodules
noetic
adjective
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
nomothetic
adjective
relating to or involving the search for abstract universal p...
nonagenarian
adjective
being from 90 to 99 years old
nonbelligerent
adjective
not directly at war
noncellular
adjective
not made up of or divided into cells
noncombustible
adjective
not capable of igniting and burning
nonlegal
adjective
not regulated or sanctioned by law
nonmaterial
adjective
not consisting of matter
nonmetal
adjective
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
nonmetallic
adjective
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
nonnegative
adjective
either positive or zero
nonobjective
adjective
not representing or imitating external reality or the object...
nonproductive
adjective
not directly productive
nonprofessional
adjective
not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in...
nonrepresentational
adjective
of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not res...
nonrigid
adjective
designating an airship having a shape maintained only by int...
nonresistant
adjective
(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with
nonsectarian
adjective
not restricted to one sect or school or party
nonrestrictive
adjective
not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase