Adjectives

nonstandard

adjective

not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group wit...

northmost

adjective

situated farthest north

northwesterly

adjective

coming from the northwest

notifiable

adjective

requiring that official notification be given

nubbly

adjective

of textiles; having a rough surface

nucleate

adjective

having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus

numerable

adjective

that can be counted

numinous

adjective

evincing the presence of a deity

nutbrown

adjective

of the color of nuts

obdurate

adjective

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

oblanceolate

adjective

(of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering...

oblate

adjective

having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diamet...

obliterable

adjective

able to be obliterated completely

obovate

adjective

(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the ba...

obsolescent

adjective

becoming obsolete

obstetric

adjective

of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics

octangular

adjective

of or relating to or shaped like an octagon

octosyllabic

adjective

having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables

octuple

adjective

having eight units or components

odoriferous

adjective

emitting an odor

odorous

adjective

emitting an odor

offenseless

adjective

incapable of offending or attacking

oleaginous

adjective

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner...

oligarchic

adjective

of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an olig...

omissible

adjective

capable of being left out

omnifarious

adjective

of all varieties or forms or kinds

omnivorous

adjective

feeding on both plants and animals

oncologic

adjective

of or relating to or practicing oncology

onomatopoetic

adjective

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

onymous

adjective

bearing a name

opalescent

adjective

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

opaline

adjective

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

opencast

adjective

(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface

operculate

adjective

having an operculum

operose

adjective

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especial...

ophthalmic

adjective

of or relating to or resembling the eye

opinionative

adjective

obstinate in your opinions

opisthognathous

adjective

having receding jaws

oppositive

adjective

expressing antithesis or opposition

opprobrious

adjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrac...

oracular

adjective

resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

oratorical

adjective

characteristic of an orator or oratory

orbicular

adjective

circular or nearly circular

orbiculate

adjective

circular or nearly circular

originative

adjective

having the ability or power to create

orotund

adjective

(of sounds) full and rich

orphic

adjective

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to t...

orthogonal

adjective

having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at righ...

orthotropous

adjective

(of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at...

oscillatory

adjective

having periodic vibrations