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