Adjectives

satiable

adjective

capable of being sated

satiny

adjective

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

satiric

adjective

exposing human folly to ridicule

saturnine

adjective

showing a brooding ill humor

satyric

adjective

of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr

saxicolous

adjective

growing on or living among rocks

saxicoline

adjective

growing on or living among rocks

scalene

adjective

of a triangle having three sides of different lengths

scaleless

adjective

destitute of scales

scandent

adjective

used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb

scaphoid

adjective

shaped like a boat

scapose

adjective

resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless...

schismatic

adjective

of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism

schmalzy

adjective

effusively or insincerely emotional

scintillant

adjective

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

sclerosed

adjective

relating to or having sclerosis; hardened

sclerotic

adjective

relating to or having sclerosis; hardened

scrimpy

adjective

deficient in amount or quality or extent

seaborne

adjective

conveyed by sea

seagoing

adjective

used on the high seas

seagirt

adjective

surrounded or enclosed by the sea

seamanlike

adjective

characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competen...

seasonable

adjective

done or happening at the appropriate or proper time

sedgy

adjective

covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)

sedulous

adjective

marked by care and persistent effort

segmental

adjective

having the body divided into successive metameres or segment...

seismologic

adjective

of or concerned with seismology

semestrial

adjective

occurring every six months or during every period of six mon...

semiannual

adjective

occurring or payable twice each year

semiaquatic

adjective

partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and part...

semicircular

adjective

curved into a half circle

semicomatose

adjective

in a state of partial coma

semiconducting

adjective

having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having el...

semiformal

adjective

moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket

semilunar

adjective

resembling the new moon in shape

semiliterate

adjective

able to read but not to write

semiliquid

adjective

somewhat liquid

semimonthly

adjective

occurring twice a month

semipermeable

adjective

(of a membrane) selectively permeable

semipermanent

adjective

relating to or extending over a relatively long time

semiprecious

adjective

used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious...

semipolitical

adjective

political in some (but not all) aspects

semipublic

adjective

having some of the features of public institution

semirigid

adjective

having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as we...

semisolid

adjective

partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate b...

semisynthetic

adjective

not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

semisweet

adjective

having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

semitropical

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the sub...

sempiternal

adjective

having no known beginning and presumably no end

senescent

adjective

growing old