Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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purchasable

adjective

capable of being corrupted

purposive

adjective

having a purpose

pursy

adjective

breathing laboriously or convulsively

pushful

adjective

marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

pustulate

adjective

(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin

putrescent

adjective

becoming putrid

putrescible

adjective

liable to decay or spoil or become putrid

pyknic

adjective

having a squat and fleshy build

pyramidal

adjective

resembling a pyramid

pyramidical

adjective

resembling a pyramid

pyroelectric

adjective

relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity

pyrogenous

adjective

produced under conditions involving intense heat

pyrogenic

adjective

produced under conditions involving intense heat

pyroligneous

adjective

of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, espec...

quadripartite

adjective

involving four parties

quadrupedal

adjective

having four feet

quadruplex

adjective

having four units or components

quadruplicate

adjective

having four units or components

quaggy

adjective

(of soil) soft and watery

quantal

adjective

of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only o...

quaternate

adjective

consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four

quenchless

adjective

impossible to quench

quiescent

adjective

being quiet or still or inactive

quincentenary

adjective

of or relating to a 500th anniversary

quondam

adjective

belonging to some prior time

quotable

adjective

able or fit to be repeated or quoted

quotidian

adjective

found in the ordinary course of events

racemose

adjective

having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue...

radiopaque

adjective

not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation

radiophonic

adjective

relating to or by means of radiotelephony

radiosensitive

adjective

sensitive to radiation

radiotelephonic

adjective

relating to or by means of radiotelephony

raffish

adjective

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

rainproof

adjective

not permitting the passage of water

rallentando

adjective

(music) gradually decreasing in tempo

rampageous

adjective

displaying raging violence; often destructive

raptorial

adjective

living by preying on other animals especially by catching li...

ratable

adjective

liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes

rateable

adjective

liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes

rattlebrained

adjective

lacking sense or discretion

rawboned

adjective

having a lean and bony physique

rearmost

adjective

located farthest to the rear

rearward

adjective

located in or toward the back or rear

rebarbative

adjective

serving or tending to repel

rechargeable

adjective

capable of being recharged

reciprocatory

adjective

given or done or owed to each other

recondite

adjective

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary...

recriminatory

adjective

countering one charge with another

rectilineal

adjective

characterized by a straight line or lines

recursive

adjective

of or relating to a recursion