Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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adventive

adjective

not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily...

advertent

adjective

giving attention

adversative

adjective

expressing antithesis or opposition

adynamic

adjective

characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness

aeriform

adjective

resembling air or having the form of air

aerobiotic

adjective

living or active only in the presence of oxygen

aeronautic

adjective

of or pertaining to aeronautics

aesculapian

adjective

of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art

aestival

adjective

(rare) of or occurring in summer

aeolotropic

adjective

having properties with different values along different axes

aeonian

adjective

of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)

aetiological

adjective

of or relating to the philosophical study of causation

affine

adjective

(anthropology) related by marriage

affined

adjective

closely related

affirmable

adjective

capable of being affirmed or asserted

affirmatory

adjective

affirming or giving assent

affixal

adjective

of or pertaining to a linguistic affix

affinal

adjective

(anthropology) related by marriage

afflictive

adjective

causing misery or pain or distress

aftershafted

adjective

having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some fe...

aftermost

adjective

located closest to the stern or tail

agelong

adjective

lasting through all time

agamous

adjective

(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and femal...

agamogenetic

adjective

(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and femal...

agglomerated

adjective

clustered together but not coherent

agglomerative

adjective

clustered together but not coherent

agglutinate

adjective

united as if by glue

agglutinative

adjective

forming derivative or compound words by putting together con...

aggregative

adjective

formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole

agnatic

adjective

related on the father's side

agitative

adjective

causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

agonistic

adjective

striving to overcome in argument

agonistical

adjective

striving to overcome in argument

agrologic

adjective

of or related to agrology

agrobiologic

adjective

of or pertaining to agrobiology

agronomic

adjective

of or relating to or promoting agronomy

ain

adjective

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially...

airlike

adjective

resembling air or having the form of air

airworthy

adjective

(of aircraft) fit to fly

alabastrine

adjective

of or resembling alabaster

albescent

adjective

becoming or shading into white

albinic

adjective

of or pertaining to or affected by albinism

albinistic

adjective

of or pertaining to or affected by albinism

alchemic

adjective

related to or concerned with alchemy

aldermanic

adjective

of or relating to or like an alderman

algebraical

adjective

of or relating to algebra

algid

adjective

chilly

algometric

adjective

of or related to algometry

alienable

adjective

transferable to another owner

aliform

adjective

having or resembling wings