A-Z of adjectives with short description
What is an adjective?
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Adjectives are words used to describe nouns.
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By using adjectives it gives more information about a noun.
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Adjectives will make your writing even more interesting to read to others.
A short list of adjective from a to z
Amazing
Wonderful or surprising.
Boring
Not interesting.
Cool
Very good; excellent.
Disappointing
Not as good as you had expected.
Enthralling
Keeping someone's interest and attention completely.
Fascinating
Very interesting.
Goofy
A causal word mostly used in American English meaning 'silly'.
Horrible.
Terrible; awful.
Intriguing
Interesting because it is unusual or mysterious.
Jaunty
Showing that you are happy and confident.
Kooky
A causal word mostly used in American English to describe a person who is strange in their appearance or behaviour.
Languid
Moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way.
Majestic
Beautiful, powerful or causing great admiration and respect.
Nauseating
Making you feel like you are going to vomit.
Obstinate
Unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite argument or persuasion.
Petty
Unimportant and not worth giving attention to.
Quaint
Attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned.
Relevant
Connected with what is happening or being discussed.
Sentimental
Describes someone who is strongly influenced by emotional feelings, especially about happy memories of past events.
Timid
Shy and nervous; lacking confidence; easily frightened.
Underrated
To rate or evaluate too low; better than people think it is.
Vibrant
Energetic, exciting and full of enthusiasm.
Wacky
Unusual in a pleasing and exciting or silly way.
Xenophobic
Extreme dislike or fear of foreigners, their customs, their religions, etc.
Yummy
An informal adjective meaning 'very tasty or delicious'.
Zany
Crazy in a fun and funny way.
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