способность,
inability
неспособность;
disability
нетрудоспособность
способный, умелый
unable
неспособный
disabled
искалеченный; инвалид
дать возможность
disable
делать неспособным, калечить
умело, искусно
абсурдность
абсурдный
приемлемость
приемлемый
unacceptable
неприемлемый
принимать, соглашаться
доступ
accessibility
доступность
доступный
доступно
случай, случайность
случайный
нечаянно, случайно
действие
actor
актер
actress
актриса
activity
активность
activities
деятельность
acting
представление
активный
acting
действующий, работающей
действовать
активно
достижение
достигать
привычка, приверженность, увлеченность
addict
увлеченный человек, имеющий стойкую привычку
способный вызывать привычку
увлекаться, предаваться
восхищение
восхитительный
восхищаться
восхитительно
совет
рекомендуемый
советовать
притворство, искусственность
affection
привязанность, любовь
притворный
affectionate
любящий
affective
эмоциональный
воздействовать, влиять; притворяться
соглашение, согласие
disagreement
разногласие, несогласие
соответствующий, приятный
соглашаться
disagree
не соглашаться
соответственно
агрессия
aggressor
агрессору зачинщик
агрессивный
нападать
агрессивно
цель
бесцельный
целиться, намереваться
бесцельно
то, что может быть позволено
unaffordable
то, что невозможно себе позволить
позволять себе
развлечение
приятно изумленный
amusing
забавный
развлекать, забавлять
изумленно
внешность; появление
disappearance
исчезновение
появляться
disappear
исчезать
назначение; деловая встреча
disappointment
разочарование, досада
назначенный
disappointed
огорченный
disappointing
разочаровывающий
назначать
disappoint
разочаровывать
одобрение
одобренный
approving
одобрительный
одобрять
одобрительно
соглашение; расположение
приведенный в порядок
приводить в порядок, организовывать
аргумент, довод
argumentation
аргументация
доказуемый (в споре)
argumentative
спорный, конфликтный
утверждать, спорить, ссориться
доказательно
присвоение; ассигнование
подходящий, соответствующий
inappropriate
несоответствущий, неуместный
присваивать, предназначать
соответственно, подходяще
прибытие
прибывать, приезжать
притяжение, привлекательность
привлеченный
attractive
привлекательный
привлекать
привлекательно
избежание, отмена
то, чего можно избежать
unavoidable
неизбежный
избегать
неизбежно
красота; красавица
красивый
украшать
красиво
роды
сносный, допустимый
unbearable
невыносимый
носить; терпеть
невыносимо
вера
вероятный, правдоподобный
unbelievable
невероятный
верить
выгода
выгодный
получать выгоду
зануда
boredom
скука
испытывающий скуку
boring
скучный, надоедливый
надоедать
скучно
дыхание, дуновение
breathing
дыхание
breather
короткая передышка
дышащий
breathless
бездыханный
дышать
затаив дыхание
дело
businessman
деловой мужчина
businesswoman
деловая женщина
занятой
businesslike
деловой, практичный
занимать делом
деловито, по-деловому
забота, уход
заботливый
careless
небрежный
заботиться, любить
заботливо
carelessly
небрежно
празднование
celebrity
знаменитость
знаменитый, прославленный
праздновать, прославлять
определенность
uncertainty
неопределенность, неуверенность
определенный
uncertain
неопределенный
определенно, уверенно
изменение; мелочь, сдача
изменчивый
changed
изменившийся
changeless
неизменный
unchanged
не изменившийся
менять; обменивать(ся)
неизменно
характер
характерный, типичный
характеризовать
выбор
разборчивый
выбирать
ребенок
children
дети
детский; ребяческий
очистка; устранение препятствий
четкий, ясный
очищать, расчищать
четко, ясно
облако
облачный
cloudless
безоблачный
собрание; коллекция
collector
сборщик
коллективный, совокупный
собирать; коллекционировать
колония
колониальный
колонизировать
цвет
цветной
colourless
бесцветный
multi-coloured
разноцветный
раскрашивать
комфорт; утешение
discomfort
беспокойство; неудобство
удобный, комфортабельный
uncomfortable
неудобный
утешать, успокаивать
удобно
uncomfortably
неудобно
община, общество
общественный, коллективный
сообщение
communicator
коммуникатор, переговорщик
использующийся в общении; коммуникативный
сообщать; общаться
сравнение
сравниваемый
comparative
сравнительный
сравнивать
сравнительно, относительно
соревнование; конкуренция
competitor
конкурент, соперник
соревновательный
соревноваться, конкурировать
в форме соревнования, конкуренции
завершение, окончание
законченный
complete
полный, завершенный
incomplete
неполный, назавершенный
заканчивать, завершать
полностью
поздравление
поздравлять
соединение, объединение
связанный, соединенный
соединять
disconnect
разъединять
внимание; рассмотрение, обсуждение
значительный
considerate
внимательный, деликатный, тактичный
inconsiderate
неосмотрительный; невнимательный к другим
считать, полагать; рассматривать
значительно
совесть
совестливый, добросовестный
conscientiousless
бессовестный
добросовестно
сознание
осознающий
unconscious
без сознания
сознательно, осознанно
консультация
consultant
консультант
консультирующий
консультировать
вместилище, контейнер
содержащий
содержать, вмещать
непрерывность
продолжающийся, длящийся
продолжать
непрерывно
управление, руководство
поддающийся управлению
uncontrollable
неподдающийся управлению
controlled
управляемый
uncontrolled
неуправляемый
управлять, регулировать
бесконтрольно
убеждение
убедительный
convinced
убежденный
убеждать
убедительно
повар
cooker
плита, духовка
переваренный
under-cooked
недоваренный
готовить еду
исправление
corrector
корректор
правильный
incorrect
неправильный
исправлять
правильно
прилавок
discount
скидка
accountant
бухгалтер
исчисляемый
uncountable
неисчисляемый
считать
немеряно, без счета
храбрость
храбрый
encouraged
воодушевленный
encouraging
подбадривающий
discouraged
обескураженный
приободрять, поддерживать
discourage
отговаривать, обескураживать
смело, храбро
создание
creativity
творчество
creator
творец, создатель
creature
творение; живое существо
творческий
создавать, творить
творчески
вера, доверие
вероятный, заслуживающий доверия
incredible
невероятный
вероятно
incredibly
невероятно
критик
criticism
критика
критический; переломный; рискованный
критиковать
критично, критически
культивация, обработка
культивированный, обработанный
обрабатывать
культура
культурный, воспитанный
cultural
культурный (как часть культуры)
культурно
лекарство; лечение
излечимый
incurable
неизлечимый
вылечивать, исцелять
неизлечимо
опасность
опасный
угрожать
опасно
день
ежедневный
ежедневно
обман, заблуждение
обманчивый
deceitful
обманчивый, лживый
обманывать
обманчиво, предательски
решение
определенный, явный
undecided
нерешительный, неясный
decisive
решительный, убежденный, убедительный
решать, принимать решение
решительно, определенно
определение
четкий, определенный
indefinite
неопределенный
определять, давать определение
определенно, ясно
indefinitely
нечетко, неопределенно
восторг, наслаждение
восхитительный
delighted
польщенный
восхищаться
с восторгом
доставка, поставка
доставленный
доставлять
зависимость
independence
независимость
зависимый
independent
независимый
зависеть
независимо
депрессия, подавленность
депрессивный, вызывающий депрессию
depressed
подавленный
подавлять
описание
описательный, наглядный
описывать
проект, дизайн
designer
дизайнер, проектировщик
проектировать
желание, стремление
желательный, желаемый
undesirable
нежелательный
желать, стремиться
желательно
разрушение
разрушенный
разрушать, уничтожать
решительность; определение
решительный
решать, определять
развитие
developer
разработчик
развитой
developing
развивающийся
undeveloped
неразвитый
развивать(ся)
умирающий
умирать
разница, различие
indifference
безразличие
другой, отличающийся
indifferent
безразличный
отличаться
по-другому
indifferently
с безразличием
тревога, беспокойство; нарушение тишины, порядка
обеспокоенный
disturbing
беспокоящий
беспокоить, мешать
сомнение
сомнительный
doubtless
несомненный
undoubted
бесспорный
сомневаться
с сомнением
doubtlessly
не сомневаясь
undoubtedly
без сомнения
легкость, свобода
disease
болезнь
легкий
uneasy
неловкий, тревожный
облегчать, ослаблять
легко
uneasily
неловко
хозяйство
экономический
economical
экономный
экономить
экономически; экономно
воспитатель, педагог
education
образование
образованный
uneducated
необразованный
educative
образовательный
воспитывать, давать образование
следствие, результат
effectiveness
эффективность
эффективный, действующий
производить, выполнять
эффективно, действенно
электричество
electrician
электрик
электрический
электрифицировать
империя
empiror
император
имперский
empiric / empirical
исходящий из опыта, эмпирический
служба, работа
unemployment
безработица
employer
наниматель, работодатель
employee
работающий по найму
нанятый, занятый
unemployed
безработный
нанимать
конец, окончание
бесконечный
unending
нескончаемый
конец, окончание
бесконечно
окружающая среда
природный
развлечение
развлекательный
развлекать
энтузиазм, восторг
enthusiast
энтузиаст, восторженный человек
восторженный
с восторгом
оборудование
снаряженный, оборудованный
снаряжать
сущность
главный, основной
главным образом
экзамен; медосмотр
проэкзаменованный; осмотренный врачом
экзаменовать; осматривать
возбуждение, волнение
возбуждающий
excitable
возбудимый
excited
возбужденный, взволнованный
возбуждать, волновать
взволнованно, возбужденно
ожидание, предчувствие
ожидаемый
unexpected
неожиданный
ожидать, предчувствовать
расход(ы), затраты
дорогой
inexpensive
недорогой
тратить, расходовать
дорого
опыт, опытность
inexperience
неопытность
experiment
эксперимент
опытный
inexperienced
неопытный
experimental
эспериментальный
испытывать
взрыв
explosive
взрывчатое вещество
взрывчатый
взрываться
выражение
выразительный
выражать
выразительно
пространство, степень
длительный,обширный
extensive
обширный
простираться, тянуться
обширно, протяженно
крайняя степень, крайность
крайний, чрезвычайный
крайне
очарование, обаяние
чарующий
fascinated
очарованный
очаровывать
справедливость; порядочность
порядочный, справедливый
unfair
несправедливый
справедливо, честно; довольно-таки
финансы
финансовый
финансировать
финансово
твердость
твердый
утверждать
твердо
физическая форма, физическое состояние
находящийся в хорошей форме; подходящий
unfit
неподходящий
подгонять, подстраивать
следующий
следовать
глупыш, дурак
глупый
обманывать
глупо
забываемый
unforgettable
незабываемый
forgetful
забывчивый
forgotten
забытый
забывать
прощение
прощающий
forgivable
простительный
unforgivable
непростительный
прощать
с прощением
судьба, счастье; богатство, состояние
счастливый
unfortunate
несчастный
к счастью
unfortunately
к сожалению
свобода
свободный; бесплатный
свободно
частота
частый
часто посещать
часто
друг
friendship
дружба
friendliness
дружелюбие
дружеский, дружелюбный
unfriendly
недружеский
дружелюбно
страх, испуг
страшный
frightened
испуганный
frightening
пугающий
пугать, устрашать
страшно; испуганно
щедрость
щедрый
щедро
джентльмен
мягкий, нежный
мягко, нежно
привидение, призрак
похожий на привидение
трава
травяной
привычка, обычай
habitant
обитатель
habitat
естественная среда
habitation
жилище, обиталище
привычный
приучать
обычно
рука; рабочий
handful
горсть
удобный (для использования)
handmade
изготовленный вручную
вручать
счастье
unhappiness
несчастье
счастливый
unhappy
несчастный
счастливо
unhappily
несчастливо
вред
вредный
harmless
безвредный
повредить, навредить
вредно
здоровье
здоровый
unhealthy
нездоровый
дом, жилище
бездомный
честь
почетный
почитать, чтить
почетно
надежда
hopefulness
оптимизм, надежда
надеющийся
hopeless
безнадежный
надеяться
с надеждой
человечество
человеческий
humane
гуманный
inhuman
бесчеловечный
humanitarian
гуманитарный
юмор
юмористический
с юмором
спешка
торопливый, спешащий
hurried
торопливый
торопиться
торопливо
лед
ледяной
важность
важный
unimportant
незначительный
важно
впечатление
впечатленный
impressive
впечатляющий
unimpressed
безучастный
производить впечатление
впечатляюще
улучшение
улучшенный
улучшать
толчок, побуждение
импульсивный
импульсивно
несчастный случай; конфликт, инцидент
случайный
случайно
рост, увеличение
растущий
увеличивать(ся)
с ростом
промышленность
промышленный
industrious
трудолюбивый. усердный
индустриализовать
в промышленном отношении
сообщение, информация
informant
осведомитель
formality
формальность
осведомленный
well-informed
знающий, хорошо информированный
misinformed
неверно информированный
formal
формальный, официальный
informal
неофициальный
информировать
misinform
неверно сообщать; дезинформировать
информационно
интенсивность
интенсивный
интенсифицировать
интенсивно
интерес
заинтересованный
interesting
интересный
интересовать
изобретатель
invention
изобретение
изобретательный
изобретать
изобретательно
приглашение
приглашенный
приглашать
вдохновение
вдохновленный
inspiring
вдохновляющий
вдохновлять
знание
acknowledgement
признание; расписка
признанный
признавать, подтверждать
законность, легальность
юридический, законный
illegal
незаконный, подпольный
легализовать
законно
illegally
незаконно
сходство, подобие
приятный
unlike
непохожий
like
аналогичный
относиться хорошо
dislike
относиться отрицательно
вероятно
unlikely
невероятно
unlike
в отличие
жизнь
living
жизнь
оживленный, веселый
live
актуальный, реальный
жить
оживленно
литература
буквальный
literary
литературный
literate
грамотный
illiterate
неграмотный
буквально
место, поселение
местный
размещать
в определенном месте
одиночество
одинокий; один
удача
удачливый
unlucky
неудачливый, неудачный
к счастью
роскошь
шикарный
большинство
главный, основной
управляющий, руководитель
управленческий
управлять; справляться
женитьба
женатый / замужняя
unmarried
неженатый / незамужняя
жениться
встреча; собрание
встречать, знакомиться
память
memorial
мемориал
памятный
заучивать наизусть
нищета
нищенский, ничтожный
месяц
ежемесячный
ежемесячно
движение
неподвижный
показывать жестом
тайна, загадка
таинственный, загадочный
таинственно, загадочно
необходимость
необходимый
unnecessary
ненужный
необходимо
нерв
нервный
нервировать
нервно
число; количество
многочисленный
numerate
умеющий считать
innumerate
неумеющий считать
обозначать цифрами
объект, предмет
objective
цель; возражение
объективный
возражать
объективно
упрямый
упрямо
случай, происшествие
происходить
операция; оперирование, приведение в действие
управлять, действовать
возможность
opportunist
оппортунист
своевременный, подходящий
оппозиция, противостояние
opponent
оппонент, противник
напротив
opposed
противоположный
противопосталять
владелец, хозяин
собственный
владеть
боль
болезненный
painless
безболезненный
болезненно
painlessly
безболезненно
терпение
impatience
нетерпение
patient
пациент
терпеливый
impatient
нетерпеливый
терпеливо
impatiently
нетерпеливо
участник
participation
участие
участвующий
принимать участие
подробности
особенный
особенно
совершенство
совершенный, идеальный
imperfect
несовершенный
совершенствовать, улучшать
отлично, безупречно
период, срок
периодический
периодически
представление; исполнение
performer
исполнитель
исполнять, выполнять, совершать
мир, спокойствие
мирный
мирно
разрешение
permissiveness
вседозволенность
permit
пропуск
позволяющий
позволять
с позволением
удовольствие
приятный
pleased
довольный
displeased
недовольный
доставлять удовольствие
приятно
точка; пункт
остроконечный, нацеленный
pointful
уместный, удачный
pointless
бесцельный
указывать, направлять
остро, по существу
вежливость
вежливый
impolite
невежливый
вежливо
популярность
популярный
unpopular
непопулярный
популяризировать
владение, собственность
possessor
обладатель, владелец
собственнический
владеть, обладать
вероятность, возможность
возможный
impossible
невозможный
возможно
сила, мощь
мощный
powerless
бессильный
уполномочивать
предпочтение
предпочтительный
preferential
пользующийся препочтением
предпочитать
предпочтительно
подготовка
подготовленный
unprepared
неподготовленный
подготовить
с готовностью
престиж
престижный
престижно
профессия
профессиональный
профессионально
выгода
выгодный
unprofitable
не приносящий выгоды
получать выгоду
выгодно
прогресс, продвижение
прогрессивный
продвигаться вперед
постепенно, продвигаясь вперед
предложение
предложенный
делать предложение
процветание
процветающий
процветать
процветающе
общественность
общественный
разглашать
открыто, публично
быстрота
быстрый
убыстрять
быстро
реальность
realization
реализация, осуществление
реальный, настоящий
unreal
нереальный
реализовать, осуществлять
действительно, в самом деле
признание, узнавание
признанный
узнавать; признавать
снижение, понижение
уменьшенный; сниженный
снижать; сбавлять
отдых, расслабление
расслабленный
relaxing
отдыхающий; расслабляющий
отдыхать, расслабляться
расслабленно
надежность
надежный
unreliable
ненадежный
доверять, полагаться
надежно
религия
религиозный
нежелание, неохота
неохотный
неохотно
регулярность
irregularity
нерегулярность
регулярный, правильный
irregular
неправильный; нестандартный
регулировать
регулярно
замечание
замечательный
замечать, отмечать
замечательно
представление
representative
представитель
представительный
представлять
упрек
безупречный
упрекать
с упреком
репутация
имеющий хорошую репутацию, почтенный
disreputable
имеющий плохую репутацию
давать репутацию
disrepute
компрометироватъ
сопротивление
ударопрочный;
irresistible
неотразимый
resistant
прочный
сопротивляться
неотразимо
уважение
уважительный
уважать
с уважением
отдых
беспокойный
отдыхать
беспокойно
награда
стоящий награды
unrewarded
невознагражденный
награждать
богатства
richness
богатство
богатый
обогащать
богато
риск
рискованный
рисковать
грусть
грустный
огорчать
грустно
сейф
safety
безопасность
безопасный
unsafe
опасный
спасать; экономить
безопасно
удовлетворение
dissatisfaction
неудовлетворенность; недовольство
довольный
dissatisfied
недовольный
satisfactory
удовлетворительный
unsatisfactory
неудовлетворительный
удовлетворять
dissatisfy
разочаровывать; огорчать
исследование
искать, осуществлять поиск
безопасность
безопасный
insecure
находящийся в опасности
охранять, гарантировать
безопасно
серьезность
серьезный
серьезно
наука
scientist
ученый
научный
научно
чувство
insensibility
отсутствие чувствительности
чувствительный
insensitive
несочувствующий
sensible
разумный
insensible
нечувствительный, неосознающий
ощущать
чувствительно
sensibly
разумно
услуга, обслуживание
servant
слуга
обслуженный; поданный на стол
служить, обслуживать, подавать на стол
значительный
insignificant
незначительный
иметь значение
значительно
сходство, похожесть
похожий, подобный
похоже, подобно
искренность
искренний
insincere
неискренний
искренне
шорты
короткий
укорачивать
кратко
сон
sleeper
спящий; спальный вагон
спящий
sleepless
бессонный
спать
без сна
решение; раствор
решенный; растворенный
решать; находить выход; растворять
специальность; фирменное блюдо
specialty
особенность
особенный; специальный
specific
специфический
точно определять
specialize
специализировать(ся)
специально
specifically
специфично
сила
сильный
укреплять
сильно
стресс
стрессовый
ударять, ставить ударение
в состоянии стресса
успех
успешный
unsuccessful
безуспешный
преуспевать
успешно
достаточность
insufñcience
недостаточность
достаточный
insufficient
недостаточный
быть достаточным
достаточно
подходящий
unsuitable
неподходящий
подходить, устраивать
предложение
предлагать
подозреваемый
подозрительный
подозревать
подозрительно
пловец
swimming
плавание
плавающий, плавательный
плавать
сочувствие, понимание
сочувствующий
сочувствовать
с пониманием; сочувственно
уверенность
уверенный
unsure
неуверенный
assured
обеспеченный; уверенный
self-assured
уверенный в себе
обеспечивать; гарантировать
assure
уверять, обеспечивать
конечно; уверенно
assuredly
с уверенностью
окружение
окруженный
окружать
беседа, разговор
разговорчивый
беседовать
вкус
distaste
отсуствие вкуса
сделанный со вкусом; обладающий вкусом
tasteless
безвкусный
пробовать
со вкусом
tastelessly
без вкуса
террор
terrorist
террорист
ужасный
terrific
потрясающий
terrifying
ужасающий
terrified
напуганный
ужасать
ужасно
terrifically
потрясающе
жажда
испытывать жажду
колготки
плотный, тесный
сжимать, натягивать
тесно, плотно
мысль
задумчивый
thoughtless
бездумный
думать, иметь мнение
задумчиво
трагедия
трагичный
tragical
трагический
трагично
путешествие
traveller
путешественник
путешествующий
путешествовать
правда
untruth
неправда
правильный; настоящий
untrue
неверный, не соответствующий действительности
truthful
правдивый
по-настоящему, искренне
truthfully
правдиво
ценность
ценимый
valuable
ценный
ценить, оценивать
разнообразие
variability
изменчивость, непостоянство
изменяемый
invariable
неизменный
менять, разнообразить
неизменно
год
ежегодный
ежегодно
понимание
misunderstanding
непонимание; недоразумение
понятный
понимать
польза
misuse
неправильное использование;
usage
использование
полезный
useless
бесполезный
used
использованный
unused
неиспользованный
использовать, пользоваться
полезно
uselessly
бесполезно
неделя
еженедельный
еженедельно
ширина
широкий
расширять
широко
воля, желание; завещание
жаждущий, желающий
unwilling
не желающий
проявлять волю, желать
охотно, с удовольствием
unwillingly
неохотно
ветер
ветренный
windless
безветренный
мудрость
мудрый
unwise
неблагоразумный
мудро
unwisely
неблагоразумно
стоимость, ценность
достойный
worthless
не имеющий ценности
If you know what an adjective is in English, it shouldn’t be difficult to master adjective phrases. Reason? You are using them all the time. All the time.
What is an adjective? How is it any different from adjective phrases in English? An adjective is just a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. An adjective phrase, on the other hand, is a group of words that does the same thing: describes/modifies a noun or a pronoun.
What is an adjective phrase in English?
An adjective phrase is a group of words that modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence. It can be placed before or after the word (noun or pronoun) it modifies or describes.
Check the definition of an adjective phrase by Wikipedia.
Examples of adjective phrases:
- My dog Jimmy is very cute.
(The adjective phrase very cute describes the noun dog. It’s giving more information about it. It has a head adjective cute and its modifier very. Together, they’re modifying the noun dog.)
- You look unbelievably strong.
(The adjective phrase unbelievably strong is describing the subject you, giving us more information about it. Strong is the head adjective, and unbelievably is an adverb that’s modifying the adjective.)
- Your father is not nice to me.
(The adjective phrase nice to me describes the subject your father. It’s telling us how your father is. In the adjective phrase, nice is the head adjective, and to me is a modifying phrase (prepositional phrase) that’s modifying the adjective.)
- He’s dating a very smart girl.
(Here, the adjective phrase is coming just before the word it modifies: girl. Like any adjective, an adjective phrase can also come before and after the noun or the pronoun it modifies.)
- Any person smarter than you can do it.
(Here, the adjective phrase smarter than you is coming just after the noun it’s modifying: person. Smarter is the head adjective, and than me is a modifying phrase that’s modifying the adjective.)
How to form an adjective phrase?
There are two ways to form a regular adjective phrase:
- Adverb (intensifier/mitigator) + adjective
- Adjective + adjective complement
Adverb + adjective
This is the most common form of an adjective phrase. Here, we use an adverb (intensifier or mitigator) and a regular adjective to form an adjective phrase.
Examples:
- Your sister is very smart.
(Here, very smart is the adjective phrase. Very is the intensifier and smart is the adjective.)
- That was an extremely good move.
Extremely good is the adjective phrase that’s modifying the noun move. It is formed out the adverb extremely and the adjective good.
- The act was somewhat funny.
Somewhat funny is the adjective phrase that’s modifying the noun act. In the first two examples, the adjective phrase has an intensifier (very and extremely), but in the adjective phrase, we have a mitigator in the adjective phrase. An intensifier intensifies (strengthens) the meaning of an adjective, and a mitigator limits (weakens) the meaning of an adjective.
Adjective + adjective complement
This is another way to form an adjective phrase. Here, the adjective phrase is formed using an adjective and a word or words that modify the adjective: adjective complement.
Let’s study some examples to understand and get familiar with this structure.
- We are happy with your performance.
(Happy with your performance is the adjective phrase in the sentence. Happy is the adjective (head word), and with your performance is the prepositional phrase that’s modifying the adjective happy and working as the adjective complement (adverb)).
- Jenny was angry at me.
(Here, the adjective phrase comprises of the adjective angry and its complement at me (prepositional phrase)).
My parents are excited to meet you.
(In this example, the adjective comprises of a past participe working as an adjective (excited) and its complement to meet you (infinitive phrase)).
Note: the head word of the adjective phrases are underlined in the above examples.
Regular adjective phrases are formed using a regular adjective. But there are adjective phrases in English that are formed from words that originally are not adjectives but function as adjectives. We call them non-finite verbs. When we form adjective phrases using participles (present and past), we have different elements in the adjective phrase. Let’s look at the different types of adjective phrases we have.
Types of adjective phrases in English
- Participle phrases
- Prepositional phrases
- Infinitive phrases
Participle phrases as adjectives
A participle phrase is a group of words that consists of a present participle, an ‘ing‘ form of a verb, or a past participle, the third form of a verb (V3). It is an adjective phrase headed by a participle. Don’t let the participle trick you; a participle looks like a verb but functions as an adjective.
We have two types of participle phrases:
1. Present participle phrase
2. Past participle phrase
Adjective phrase examples using present participles
- The guy hiding behind the door is from a different class.
(Hiding behind the door is the adjective phrase, starting with the present participle hiding and modifying the noun guy, telling us which guy the speaker is referring to. The entire phrase is working as an adjective.)
- The girl dancing in the rain is the one I have a crush on.
(Dancing in the rain is the adjective phrase, modifying the noun girl and telling us which girl the speaker is referring to.)
- People living in Delhi are always complaining about the work the government does
.
(Living in Delhi is the adjective phrase that’s identifying the noun people. Not all the people in the world are always complaining; people living in Delhi are. The adjective phrase helps us know who these people are.)
- Watching from the balcony, Jyoti enjoyed the game.
(The present participle phrase is coming at the beginning of the sentence, describing the subject Jyoti. When a participle phrase comes at the beginning of a sentence, it is separated from the rest of the sentence using a comma after them.)
- Motivating the class and giving them clarity about life, Ashish broke down.
(The adjective phrase is describing the subject Ashish with two events. Using a participle phrase allows you to describe a noun with more details and a clear description.)
- Joe Rogan, living the life of a martial artist, is the owner of JRE, the most popular podcast on the internet.
(The adjective phrase is offset using two commas in this example as it gives nonessential information about the noun it describes: Joe Rogan.)
How to identify a present participle adjective phrase?
An adjective phrase that is formed using a present participle can be formed in the following ways:
- Present participle + object of the participle
- Present participle + object of the participle + modifiers
- Present participle + modifiers
The guy motivating the class is my school friend.
Adjective phrase: motivating the class
Adjective (Present participle): motivating
The object of the participle: the class
The man talking to the murderer without any fear is my school friend.
Adjective phrase: talking to the murderer
Adjective (Present participle): talking
The object of the preposition: the murderer
Modifier: without any fear
The guy dancing on the stage is my school friend.
Adjective phrase: dancing on the stage
Adjective (Present participle): dancing
Modifier: on the stage
Adjective phrase examples using past participles
Past participle phrases are adjective phrases that start with a past participle (V3) and modify a noun or a pronoun. They can come at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a sentence.
- Played more than a million times on Youtube, my latest song is doing amazing.
(Played more than a million times on Youtube is the adjective phrase, starting with the past participle played and describing the noun my latest song.)
- Your friend died in a car accident came in my dream yesterday.
(The adjective phrase is describing the subject your friend and identifying it for us. Not any friend of yours came in my dream, the one who died in a car accident. Since the adjective phrase is essential to identify the pronoun, it is not offset using commas.)
- Considered the best application for learning English, my English learning application just crossed 1 billion downloads.
(The adjective phrase is modifying the noun phrase my English learning application. When a participle phrase comes at the beginning of a sentence, we must use a comma after it.)
- The little girl diagnosed with cancer has written a book about her life.
(The adjective phrase is modifying the noun girl, telling us which girl the speaker is talking about.)
- The insurance company will not pay for everything destroyed by the fire.
(The adjective phrase is modifying the pronoun everything, telling us what it includes. Since it is essential to identify the pronoun, it is not offset using a comma.)
- I am planning to buy iPhone 11, rated 4.9 by the experts.
(The adjective phrase is modifying the noun iPhone 11, but it is giving nonessential information about it, and that’s why it is separated with the rest of the sentence using a comma.)
Important points
1. When an adjective phrase, formed using a participle, comes at the beginning of a sentence, we must use a comma after it even if it is essential to the meaning of the noun or the pronoun it modifies.
- Motivating the class and giving them clarity about life, Ashish broke down.
- Played more than a million times on Youtube, my latest song is doing amazing.
2. Generally, a participle phrase gives essential information and is not offset using commas when it comes after the noun or the pronoun it modifies. But when it gives nonessential information, use one or two commas depending upon its place in the sentence. Preparing you for every scenario! 😉
- Joe Rogan, living the life of a martial artist, is the owner of JRE, the most popular podcast on the internet.
- I am planning to buy iPhone 11, rated 4.9 by the experts.
Propositional phrases as adjectives
When prepositional phrases function as an adjective, modifying a noun or a pronoun, they are called adjectival phrases as they function adjectivally. Let’s take some examples of prepositional phrases in English.
Examples:
• They are writing a movie about his life.
(The prepositional phrase about his life modifies the noun movie and helps us to understand which movie he is talking about writing. It is starting with the preposition about and is followed by the object of the preposition his life. It is a prepositional phrase but working as an adjective.)
• I’m marrying the girl of my dreams.
(Which girl am I marrying? The girl of my dreams. The prepositional phrase of my dreams is helping us to identify the girl the speaker is talking about. It’s working as an adjective.)
• The ending of the movie wasn’t good.
(The ending of what was not good? The prepositional phrase of the movie modifies the noun ending and identifies it for us.)
• The guy in the red shirt is my neighbor.
(Which guy is my neighbor? The prepositional phrase in the red shirt identifies the noun guy. Not any guy present there is my neighbor, the guy in the red shirt is my neighbor.)
• The house across the street is believed to be haunted.
(Here, the prepositional phrase across the street modifies the noun house.)
• Don’t open the letter inside the box; it’s personal.
(Which letter is personal? The letter inside the box.)
• Students from different countries are studying in this college.
(From different countries is the prepositional phrase that’s modifying the noun students. Without it, the sentence gives a different meaning.)
• I am from India.
(From India is the prepositional phrase that’s giving information about the pronoun I.)
More examples of adjective phrases
- Most people are unhappy with their life.
- Her extremely beautiful eyes are the reason I am with her.
- People abusing others for no reason are losers.
- Look at that girl doing stunts on the rope.
- Jon is extremely dangerous to fight against.
- They are from China.
- Someone at the stand is crying.
- Something under the fridge is moving.
- The guy giving the presentation is my friend.
- He was surprisingly good.
- The bike completely burnt by the fire has been taken by the insurance company.
- An overly confident man thinking he is unbeatable faces reality very soon.
- People covered in mud are my friends.
- Believed to keep a doctor away, apples are my favorite.
Infinitive phrases as adjectives
Infinitive phrases can also function as adjectives. When they do, they come after the noun or pronoun they give information about.
An infinitive phrase starts with an infinitive and is followed by its object or modifier or both.
Examples:
- Can I have a book to read on the train?
(Here, ‘to read on the train’ is an infinitive phrase that’s modifying the noun ‘book’, working as an adjective.)
- We need some people to work on our social media platforms.
(‘To work on our social media platforms‘ is the infinitive phrase that’s giving information about the noun ‘people’, working as an adjective.)
- I wish I had someone to stand by me.
(Here, ‘to stand by me’ is the infinitive phrase that’s describing the pronoun ‘someone’ and helping us understand who it’s referring to.)
Also, check out bare infinitives and forms of infinitives in English.
Adjectival phrase vs Adjective phrase
Adjectival phrases are adjective phrases that don’t have a regular adjective in them. These are participle phrases, prepositional phrases, and infinitive phrases that function as an adjective in a sentence.
On the other hand, adjective phrases are headed by an adjective. The difference between an adjective phrase and an adjectival phrase is that the former is headed by a regular adjective, and the latter is headed by a non-finite verb or a preposition.
- That was extremely tasty cheese.
The adjective phrase is headed by a regular adjective tasty.
- The man talking to your mother is a dentist.
Here, talking to your mother is an adjectival phrase. We are calling it an adjectival phrase as it is not headed by a regular adjective; it is headed by a present participle. It is a present participle phrase that’s working as an adjective.
Adjective phrases
- The exam was very difficult.
- They were pretty happy with our performance.
Adverbial phrases
- Do you know a place to hide tonight? (modifying the noun ‘place’)
- Don’t look at the man in the blue pants. (modifying the noun ‘man’)
- The man murdered here last night was a cop. (modifying the noun ‘man’)
How to identify an adjective phrase?
A regular adjective phrase is formed using an adjective and an adverb (intensifier/mitigator): adverb + adjective:
- very hard
- quite simple
- somewhat scary
Examples:
- My life is very hard.
- This game is quite simple.
- The house was somewhat scary.
When prepositional phrases, infinitive phrases, or participle phrases work as an adjective, they are a part of a noun phrase and come right after the noun they modify.
- of this country
- to help you with this project
- attacked at the cafe
- looking at us
Examples:
- I love the people of my country.
- We know a man to help you with this project.
- The boy attacked at the cafe was 8 years old.
- The old lady looking at us seems to be in some problem.
Is an adjective phrase always headed by an adjective?
Adjective phrases are not always headed by a regular adjective. They can be headed by a non-finite verb or even a preposition. A participle phrase (headed by a participle), an infinitive phrase (headed by an infinitive ‘to + V1’), and a prepositional phrase (headed by a preposition) can function like an adjective, but they can fuction as an adverb too.
If these phrases function as an adjective, they sit next to the noun they modify.
Examples:
- The car parked in front of your house is mine. (past participle phrase modifying the noun car)
- The boys sitting in the room number 4 are my students. (present participle phrase modifying the noun boys)
- I don’t know a person to talk to. (infinitive phrase modifying the noun boys)
- The problem with you is that you don’t listen to anyone. (prepositional phrase modifying the noun problem)
Notice that these adjectival phrases sit the next to the noun they are modifying.
Predicative and attributive adjective phrase
An adjective phrase, like an adjective, can be used attributively and predicatively. An attributive adjective comes right before the noun/pronoun it modfies, and a predicative adjective comes right after a linking verb or the noun it modifies.
Attributive adjective phrases
- The extremely dark sheet was mine.
- You are a quite smart person.
- Yesteday, I saw an unbelievably huge man.
The nouns these adjective phrases are modifying are coming before them.
Predicative adjective phrases
- Your friends are really smart.
- This college looks extremely big.
- The girl waving at us is my friend Anna.
Why should we learn adjective phrases?
Sometimes, a word isn’t sufficient to describe a noun or a pronoun. We need a couple of words to express our message. That’s what adjective phrases help us do: make sentences with a lot of description to strengthen the meaning of a sentence, to make it more colorful and clearer.
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FAQs
What is an adjective phrase?
An adjective phrase is a group of words that modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence. It can be placed before or after the word (noun or pronoun) it modifies or describes.
How do you identify adjective phrases?
You can identify an adjective phrase in two different ways:
1. It comes after a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence. (Jon is very smart.)
2. It can come just before the noun it modifies. (You are extremely talented people.)
3. It can just after the noun it modifies. (Anyone smarter than you can do it.)
What is an adjective phrase example?
Here are some examples of adjective phrases:
1. You look unbelievably strong.
2. Your father is not nice to me.
3. The girl dancing in the rain is the one I have a crush on.
How do you make an adjective phrase in a sentence?
An adjective phrase can be formed in the following ways:
1. adverb (Intensifier/mitigator) + adjective
2. Infinitive phrase
3. Prepositional phrase
4. Present participle phrase
5. Past participle phrase
Examples:
1. You are very sweet.
2. I have a thought to write on this book.
3. People in my circle are very supportive.
4. Look at the girl dancing in the blue dress.
5. A man motivated enough can do this job.
What is the structure of an adjective phrase?
The structure of a regular adjective phrase is this: adverb (intensifier/mitigator) + adjective.
Regular adjective phrases
Very good
extremely smart
quite long
somewhat bad
It can be a prepositional phrase, infinitive phrase, and a participle phrase that works as an adjective.
What are the types of adjective phrases?
There are 4 types of adjective phrases in English:
1. Regular adjective phrase
2. Infinitive phrase
3. Prepositional phrase
4. Participle phrase
Examples:
The match was extremely good. (regular adjective phrase)
He is the man to learn English from. (infinitive phrase)
He is a man with a vision. (prepositional phrase)
The people dancing on the stage are my friends. (present participle phrase)
The chair kept in the storeroom is very old. (past participle phrase)
What is the difference between adjective phrase and adjectival phrase?
The difference between an adjective phrase and an adverbial phrase is that an adjective phrase (regular) is formed out of a regular adjective and an adverb, and an adjectival phrase is a prepositional phrase, infinitive phrase, and participle phrase.
Adjective phrase
1. Your friend is very aggressive.
2. I found the movie extremely boring.
Adjectival phrase
1. Do you know the person to contact there?
2. The story of my life is crazy.
3. The girl looking at you is the topper of the class.
4. I haven’t looked at the box sent to me last week.
How do you distinguish between an adjective phrase and a noun phrase?
An adjective phrase works as an adjective and modifies a noun/pronoun, and a noun phrase, on the other hand, works like a noun. It has a head noun and one or more odifiers that modify the noun. And an adjective phrase is headed by an adjective; the head adjective in the adjetive phrase can be a regular adjective or a participle.
Adjective phrases
1. This man is very competitive. (modifying the noun ‘man’)
2. A person with the right attutude can do this easily. (modifying the noun ‘person’)
Noun phrases
1. He is a very competitive man. (subject complement)
2. A person with the right attutude can get this done. (subject)
A noun phrase can have an adjective phrase in it, but an adjective phrase can’t have a noun phrase in it.
What are the types of adjectival phrase?
There are 4 types of adjectival phrases in English:
1. Infinitive phrase
2. Prepositional phrase
3. Participle phrase
4. Regular adjective phrase
Examples:
1. The man to contact for this work is Jacob.
2. Can you pass me the book on the table?
3. The man wearing the black coat is a professional magician.
4. She is very smart.
How do you identify an adjective phrase in a sentence?
An adjective phrase (regular) starts with an adverb and followed by an adjective. The adverb can come after the adjective too. This phrase (adjective) either comes right before the noun it modifies, or after it, or after a linking verb.
Examples:
1. You are a very smart man.
2. Any person bigger than you can do this.
3. Jon is very talented.
Can an adjective phrase be in subject of a sentence?
An adjective phrase can be a part of the subject, but it can’t be the subject. Ex – A (very smart) man said something to me that changed my life. Here, ‘a very smart man’ is the subject and ‘very smart’ is an adjective phrase.
How do you change adjectives with adjective phrases?
We change an adjective to an adjective phrase by adding an adverb to it: before or after it. The adverb modifies the adjective and generally either intensifies its meaning or limits it.
Adjective = bad, Adjective phrase = very bad
Adjective = smart, Adjective phrase = extremely smart
Adjective = hot, Adjective phrase = somewhat hot
What is an adjective phrase simple definition?
Here is a simple definition of an adjective phrase: it is a group of words (phrase) that works as an adjective. This phrase can be headed by a regular adjective or an adjective may not be present in the phrase; regardless, the phrase works as an adjective.
Other phrases:
- Noun phrases
- Verb phrases
- Adverb phrases
- Prepositional phrases
- Gerund phrases
- Infinitive phrases
- Present participle phrases
- Past participle phrases
- Perfect participle phrases
- Participle phrases
Check out Yourdictionary and Grammarmonster for more examples (though unnecessary).
Watch my Youtube lesson on Adjective phrases:
So, I am sure now you know what adjective phrases are and how we use them. That’s all about today’s class, smart brains. I’ll see you in the next class.
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Группа прилагательного
12.4
При постмодификации прилагательного возможны следующие варианты:
1. Adjective + to-infinitive (anxious to go)
2. Adjective + prep + (pro)noun (anxious for news)
3. Adjective + (prep.) + clause (glad that you succeeded; anxious about how they got on)
PATTERN 1
You are very kind to say so.
It’s kind of you to say so.
How kind of you to say so!
She was stupid to make such a mistake.
It was stupid of her to make such a mistake.
How stupid (it was) of her to make such a mistake!
Mr. White was foolish to agree to the proposal.
It was stupid of M r. White to agree to the proposal.
How stupid of Mr. White to agree to the proposal!
Mr. Green was unwise to lend money to M r. Black.
It was unwise of Mr. Green to lend money to Mr. Black.
How unwise of M r. Green to lend money to Mr. Black!
Mary was naughty to pull the kitten’s tail.
It was naughty of Mary to pull the kitten’s tail.
How naughty of M ary to pull the kitten’s tail!
The boys were clever to see the solution of the problem so quickly.
It was clever of the boys to see . . .
How clever of the boys to see . . .
You were wrong to contradict the professor.
It was wrong of you to contradict the professor.
How wrong of you to contradict the professor!
Примеры восклицаний (восклицания с how звучат несколько старомодно):
It was careless of you to leave your umbrella in the train.
How ill-natured of her to say such things about you!
Wasn’t it polite of Harry to offer his seat in the crowded bus to that old woman!
How considerate it was of Miss Brown not to worry you when you had so many things to do!
How impudent of them to suppose that they would be invited to the party!
How brave of you to go into the burning building to save the cat!
It was good of Mrs. White to offer to help.
It’s wicked of them to say such things.
We were sorry not to see you at the meeting.
Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.
The children were impatient to start.
I shall be happy to accept your kind invitation.
She’s quite content to live at home with her parents.
You’re not afraid to go alone, are you?
Ann was eager to please her parents.
I’m glad to know you were successful.
They were all wild (mad) to own bicycles like those of the neighbours’ children.
No one could be happier to learn of your success than I am.
We were delighted to hear of your success.
We were grieved to learn of your husband’s death.
Your father will be pleased to see you after your long absence.
She was thrilled to learn that she had won a prize.
He was mortified to learn that he had not been elected.
She is disappointed to know that you won’t be able to come to her birthday party.
Harry’s parents are anxious for him to receive a good education.
Mr. and Mrs. Green are not keen for their only daughter to marry a poor school teacher.
I should be sorry for you to think I don’t value your advice.
I’m quite willing for your brother to come with you.
Everyone is anxious for you to accept the position.
The children were impatient for the bus to start.
Ann was eager for her parents to meet the young man who had
asked her to marry him.
You are certain to need ( = will certainly need) help.
Are you ready to start ( = ready for starting) ?
The weather is sure to be ( = will certainly be) wet.
The old man is unfit to work ( = unfit for work).
Is the house fit to live in ( = fit for living in)?
He is slow to sympathize (= slow in sympathizing) with others.
He was prompt to act ( = prompt in acting).
Was he willing to listen (= ready to listen willingly) to your arguments?
He was quick to realize (= quickly realized) his advantage.
Our team is bound to win (= will win without a doubt).
Which team is likely to win ( = will probably win)?
You were lucky to escape being hurt ( = lucky in not being hurt).
I am unable to go ( = cannot go) today.
She is fortunate to have (= fortunate in having) such a kind husband.
Will you be kind enough to help me with this heavy box?
Will you be so kind as to lend me your pen?
This book is too large to go in my pocket.
This book is small enough to go in my pocket.
I’ve been too busy to write.
They were too tired to go any farther.
We were near enough to see everything.
We were too far away to see anything.
You are old enough to know better.
The child is too young to go to school.
□ Возможно употребление for:
The box is too heavy for you to lift.
They were standing near enough for us to overhear their conversation.
This town is far too wicked for a young and innocent girl like you to live alone in.
He was then a tiny boy; now he is too big for it to be desirable that I should mention his name.
This room is difficult to heat. (It is difficult to heat this room.)
The paths were easy to find. (It was easy to find the paths.)
Has he been easy to get along with? (Has it been easy to get along with him ?)
The story of their sufferings was painful to listen to. (It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings.)
Such extreme poverty must be hard to bear. (It must be hard to bear such extreme poverty.)
She says her husband is hard to please. (She says it is hard to please her husband.)
The river is dangerous to bathe in. (It is dangerous to bathe in the river.)
Your question is impossible to answer. (It is impossible to answer your question.)
Will the examination be hard to pass? (Will it be hard to pass the examination ?)
This nut is hard to crack. This is a hard nut to crack. (It is hard to crack this nut.)
This room is pleasant to work in. This is a pleasant room to work in. (It is pleasant to work in this room.)
That question is hard to answer. That is a hard question to answer. (It is hard to answer that question.)
That man is impossible to work with. He is an impossible man to work with. (It is impossible to work with that man.)
She’s pleasant to talk to. She’s a pleasant woman to talk to. (It ’s pleasant to talk to her.)
PATTERN 2
Are you afraid of the dog (of being bitten by the dog, of what people will think if you run away from the dog)?
Aren’t you ashamed of your behaviour (of having behaved so badly, of what you did) ?
The doctors say that milk is good for you (good for your health).
The doctor told me that smoking is bad for me (bad for my health).
I ’m quite ignorant of their plans (of what they intend to do).
He was angry with her for having broken her promise.
The supply is not adequate to the demand.
Be more accurate in your work.
Inaccuracy is productive of error.
He was not aware of having done wrong.
You are forgetful of the fact that . . . (Preferable: You forget that . . .)
I am ignorant of (preferable: I do not know) what they intend to do.
Inaccuracy is productive of (preferable: produces) error.
Your work is deserving of (preferable: deserves) praise.
Do not be envious of (preferable: envy) your neighbours.
He is desirous of obtaining (preferable: desires, wishes, to
obtain) a good situation in the civil service.
The old man is dependent upon (or depends on) the earnings of his children.
PATTERN 3
Are you aware that you are sitting on my hat?
Are you sure (certain, confident) (that) he’s honest?
She is glad (delighted, surprised) (that) you are not going abroad.
I’m sorry (that) you can’t come.
They were disappointed that you were unable to come.
I’m afraid I don’t know.
We were all anxious that you should return.
I’m not certain (about) where this ought to be put.
They were uncertain whether they ought to start (whether to start or not).
He is doubtful (about) whether he can afford it.
Is your father aware (of) how you’ve been behaving during his absence?
We felt curious (as to) how he would receive the suggestion.
I am ignorant (of) whom I have the honour to address.
I’m not sure why he wants it.
We were worried about where you had got to.
Be careful how you cross the street.
He’s very fussy (about) how his meals are cooked.
I’m not quite sure how to do it (how it is done).
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Must Learn: Opposite Adjectives
What Are Adjectives In English Grammar?
Definition of Adjectives: Adjectives are the naming words that describe nouns and pronouns. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Adjectives are very useful because adjectives have the ability to restrict the meaning of a noun and pronoun. Adjectives are also called describing words.
Some Examples of Adjectives
- She is a very clever girl.
- Sham has a long hair.
- Her clothes are dirty.
· Demonic | · Good-looking | · Present |
· Larcenous | · Overworked | · Latent |
· Redeemable | · Pliable | · Bashful |
· Growling | · Master | · Small-time |
· Plucky | · Splashing | · Restrained |
· Impossible | · Conversational | · Simplified |
· Spinal | · Prissy | · Shiny |
· Luminescent | · Muggy | · Scented |
· Displaced | · Shimmering | · Futuristic |
· Spherical | · Purring | · Tectonic |
· Assertive | · Crowded | · Guaranteed |
· Profitable | · Dehydrated | · Silver-tongued |
· Illiterate | · Semiconscious | · Savvy |
· Humdrum | · Instantaneous | · Pugnacious |
· Snow-white | · Silly | · Baby |
· Livable | · Paltry | · Insulted |
· Rosy | · Professorial | · Inaudible |
· Feebleminded | · Insufficient | · Respectful |
· Cloistered | · Predicative | · Crooked |
· Successive | · Refreshing | · Payable |
· Potential | · Phenomenal | · Pleasant |
· Compound | · Ornery | · Lazy |
Word list of adjectives | Infographics
Word list of adjectives PDF
Adjectives list a to z
· Super | · Limping | · Dandy |
· Knightly | · Late | · Acceptable |
· Ritzy | · Repugnant | · Older |
· Perplexed | · Radioactive | · Specialist |
· Smudged | · Neglectful | · Sore |
· Locatable | · Scathing | · Digestive |
· Quick-thinking | · The | · Forward |
· Practical | · Prodigious | · Convenient |
· Expeditious | · Blessed | · Expandable |
· Marginal | · Loquacious | · Sordid |
· Thankless | · Scant | · Hyperirritable |
· Ghoulish | · Dissimilar | · Senseless |
· Spineless | · High | · Credible |
· Deaf | · Fanciful | · Compulsory |
· Overemotional | · Contractual | · Direful |
· Arduous | · Deranged | · Daunting |
· Suave | · Imaginable | · Ingratiating |
· Able-bodied | · Keen | · Fetching |
· Globular | · Crispy | · Sumptuous |
· Fortunate | · Applicative | · Spectral |
· Euphoric | · Referential | · Penetrating |
· Liquid | · Full | · Cheerless |
· Optimal | · Partial | · Horrid |
· Knavish | · Commanding | · Matronly |
· Nightmarish | · Frustrated | · Stuck-up |
· Accompanying | · Inapt | · Lukewarm |
· Immodest | · Meager | · Condescending |
· Shamefaced | · Caustic | · Intrinsic |
· Fishy | · Smaller | · Hawkish |
· Tenuous | · Pretend | · Imperialistic |
· Punishable | · Preoccupied | · Powerless |
· Mutative | · Lofty | · Theatrical |
· Brick | · Entrepreneurial | · Mental |
· Illustrious | · Alert | · Communicable |
· Rippling | · Blazing | · Sloped |
· Few, | · Revocable | · Inflatable |
· Suffering | · Polite | · Cognitive |
· Interdepartmental | · Annoying | · Delectable |
· Stately | · Stylistic | · Longer |
· Gallant | · Bronchial | · Horrifying |
· Interesting | · Quick-minded | · Thin |
· Amused | · Sparing | · Prolific |
· Scaly | · Nonrenewable | · Hateful |
· Small-scale | · Front | · Preoperative |
· Expanded | · Seamless | · Bad |
· Exacerbating | · Neighborly | · Lamentable |
· Gooey | · Delightful | · Fumbling |
· Meandering | · Progressive | · Inductive |
· Formless | · Conventional | · Indomitable |
· Synthetic | · Subversive | · Belligerent |
· Intimate | · Impulsive | · Reigning |
· Thankful | · Horizontal | · Contrary |
· Resident | · Organic | · Perfect |
· Balding | · Convinced | · Theological |
· Desirous | · Fulfilled | · Numberless |
· Inevitable | · Clingy | · Large |
· Glassy | · Impartial | · Southeasterly |
· Quick-acting | · Divided | · High-functioning |
· Separate | · Abundant | · Later |
· Pithy | · Hungry | · Desperate |
· Cranky | · Imaginative | · North |
· Shivering | · Hardy | · Lopsided |
· Roasted | · Foolish | · Moderate |
· Rechargeable | · Permissive | · Overoptimistic |
· Ridiculing | · Notorious | · Nonaggressive |
· Terrifying | · Dismissive | · Acknowledged |
· Telepathic | · Mother | · Chubby |
· Impatient | · Daft | · Overcrowded |
· Circling | · Nonrefundable | · Beady |
· Intriguing | · Null | · Revolutionary |
· Interpersonal | · Believable | · Frisky |
· Kinesthetic | · Enumerable | · Broad |
· Drab | · Scary | · Instinctive |
· Rambling | · Richest | · Lax |
· Deprived | · Shining | · Exhausted |
· Retrospective | · Condemned | · Small |
· Bellicose | · Professed | · Assorted |
· Serendipitous | · Purified | · Immeasurable |
· Bloated | · Inflamed | · Removable |
· Blasphemous | · Rigorous | · Lush |
· Surly | · Selective | · Sane |
· Ok | · Equitable | · Bearable |
· Nonconsecutive | · Strongest | · Precarious |
· East | · Dizzying | · Outrageous |
· Sickly | · Born | · Disturbing |
· Freckled | · Disheartening | · Fitted |
· Interior | · Next-door | · Symbolic |
· Both | · Latter | · Prepared |
· Impenetrable | · Secluded | · Hilarious |
· Ingenuous | · Comfortable | · Throbbing |
· Expected | · Sudden | · Quivering |
· Fearless | · Improbable | · Self-assured |
· Third | · Marvelous | · Distracting |
· Disgusted | · Clean | · Built-in |
· Splintered | · Greedy | · Cunning |
· Repairable | · Fictional | · Tickling |
· Disputed | · Eerie | · Redundant |
· Supposed | · Inarguable | · Compact |
· Compliant | · Hotlink | · Prenatal |
· Approachable | · Disingenuous | · Cut |
· Overenthusiastic | · Brazen | · Sculptural |
· Baffling | · Duplicitous | · Memorable |
· Frozen | · Expensive | · Sedate |
· Melancholy | · Polyunsaturated | · Blank |
· Fastest | · Money-grubbing | · Serene |
· Scriptural | · Exhilarating | · Overaggressive |
· Continuing | · Accusing | · Sullen |
· Modern | · Prehistoric | · Erasable |
· Imperfect | · Pluralistic | · Fancy |
· Achievable | · Conditional | · Thorough |
List of adjectives for students
· Paranormal | · Seasonal | · Gratis |
· Intense | · Tempted | · Disapproving |
· Limber | · Disdainful | · Loud |
· Beckoning | · Noble | · Theoretical |
· Status | · Intermittent | · Overassertive |
· Notable | · Betrayed | · Taut |
· Celebrated | · Lonely | · Cooing |
· Exponential | · Flippant | · Brash |
· Alive | · Daughterly | · Inexpedient |
· Reversible | · Squashed | · Contradictory |
· Stupendous | · Mutual | · Complicated |
· Cropped | · Envious | · Riveting |
· Courteous | · Anonymous | · Crippling |
· Gorgeous | · Down | · phic |
· Restrictive | · Gleaming | · This |
· Gratuitous | · Gushy | · Evocative |
· Sorrowful | · Acoustic | · Motor |
· Spongy | · Fourth | · Breathless |
· Condensed | · Scholarly | · Male |
· Nonexclusive | · Diagonal | · Mouthwatering |
· Mystic | · Coveted | · Tender |
· Industrial | · Corporate | · Bandaged |
· Pompous | · Maladjusted | · Reverential |
· Probable | · Moronic | · Spotty |
· Dignified | · Gilded | · Silent |
· Gritty | · Limitless | · Hefty |
· Available | · Hot-tempered | · Gratifying |
· Nonstop | · Hated | · Didactic |
· Prohibitive | · Longing | · Flawed |
· Terse | · Slothful | · Chewy |
· Temperate | · Faded | · Concerned |
· Foregoing | · Definitive | · Cool |
· Cloudy | · Revisable | · Infernal |
· Crumbly | · Dissonant | · Shadowed |
· Inexhaustible | · Sparse | · Frothy |
· Democratic | · Contributive | · Grubby |
· Prefabricated | · Inarticulate | · Movable |
· Teenage | · First | · Chewable |
· Managerial | · Diverse | · Four |
· Incomparable | · Childlike | · Lead |
· Hardworking | · Potent | · Disposable |
· Mortified | · Scientific | · Allusive |
· Resilient | · Tested | · Rampant |
· Spiral | · Icy | · Rotund |
· Soaked | · Labored | · Inappropriate |
· Sociable | · Phonemic | · Damp |
· Self-reliant | · Goofy | · Echoing |
· Alluring | · Soundless | · Supple |
· Forgivable | · Tasteful | · Mutinous |
· Falsified | · Tardy | · Frail |
· Disgruntled | · Ancient | · Abounding |
· Howling | · Starving | · Pressurized |
· Intricate | · Bendable | · Flavorless |
· Decorous | · Disorderly | · Educational |
· Muddy | · Executable | · Furious |
· Defiant | · Patterned | · Grouchy |
· Freezing | · Rainbowcolored | · Discordant |
· Accidental | · Tart | · Astounding |
· Coarse | · High-pitched | · Ceaseless |
· Palatial | · Flammable | · Abhorrent |
· Distracted | · Disheartened | · Junior |
· Pleased | · Gruff | · Groaning |
· Successful | · Cautious | · Dissolving |
· Knowable | · Shy | · Regretful |
· Ossified | · Lucky | · Scummy |
· Expressionless | · Comical | · Sensational |
· Exhilarated | · Airsick | · Bossy |
· Crammed | · Frantic | · Chunky |
· Repulsive | · Choppy | · Frank |
· Extension | · Grating | · Absent |
· Scrappy | · Cursed | · Lined |
· Purple | · Cluttered | · Scintillating |
· Mushy | · Fast-moving | · Ashamed |
· Chuckling | · Nippy | · Educated |
· Reluctant | · Sure-footed | · Intelligent |
· Appropriate | · Deficient | · Subterranean |
· Detached | · Swaggering | · Reflective |
· Fierce | · Energetic | · Patriotic |
· Serial | · Tearful | · Crabby |
· Seductive | · Spiffy | · Special |
· Supercilious | · Clanging | · Deliverable |
· Love able | · Grey | · Fascinating |
· Chief | · Abrasive | · Ill-informed |
· Annual | · Tense | · Imaginary |
· Compulsive | · Sure | · Blaring |
· Cantankerous | · Several | · Abusive |
· Infrequent | · Identifiable | · Distinctive |
· Sheer | · Graceful | · Hot-blooded |
· Awful | · Architectural | · Right-handed |
· Game | · Sick | · Streaked |
· Rented | · Principled | · Enthused |
· Municipal | · Sweet | · Slick |
· Assuring | · Petulant | · Platonic |
· Distinct | · Fortuitous | · Crippled |
· Garish | · Flawless | · Delirious |
· Fractious | · Loose | · Extra-large |
· Invited | · Sustainable | · Cosmic |
· Disinclined | · Single-minded | · Flattened |
· Sociological | · Dispensable | · Preventive |
· Esoteric | · Puffy | · Preliminary |
· Sleeping | · Bald | · Delicate |
· Kingly | · Infallible | · Rescued |
· Smart | · Opened | · Inventive |
· Mournful | · Reported | · Survivable |
· Inspired | · Approximate | · Manual |
· Scarred | · Fiendish | · Moralistic |
· Faraway | · Comforting | · Repeatable |
· Humorless | · Effective | · Difficult |
· Inferable | · Inadvertent | · Enticing |
· Terrestrial | · Masterful | · Long-winded |
· Satiny | · Academic | · Tactless |
· Opposed | · Creaking | · Defeated |
· Constructive | · Balmy | · Endearing |
· Riotous | · Omnivorous | · Crude |
· Faint | · Complacent | · Surgical |
· Gabby | · Richer | · Ideal |
· Glib | · An | · Handsome |
· Superlative | · Economy | · Medium-rare |
· Roomy | · Tarnished | · Impressionable |
· Beginning | · Despairing | · Raspy |
· Fresh | · Dependent | · Infamous |
· Evasive | · Decadent | · Surrealistic |
· Gushing | · Tepid | · Disappointed |
· Icy-cold | · Cross | · Conceivable |
· Acerbic | · Structural | · Reckless |
· Nifty | · Outraged | · Hard-to-find |
· Curly | · Automatic | · Squalid |
· Inadmissible | · Prestigious | · Civil |
· Racial | · Invaluable | · Alarming |
· Fuming | · Thirsty | · Predictable |
· Doggish | · Briny | · Distasteful |
· Low | · Maneuverable | · Flashy |
· Graphic | · Dainty | · Floating |
· Menial | · Improvable | · Incidental |
· Environmental | · Ethical | · Gaseous |
· Eastern | · Predominant | · Snappish |
· Dazed | · Disappearing | · Early |
· Remorseless | · Renegotiable | · Precious |
· Mathematical | · Relaxed | · Seasick |
· Seething | · Slippery | · Ruinous |
· Hulking | · Green | · Next |
· Coquettish | · Communist | · Sparkling |
· Downtown | · Humanitarian | · Decaying |
· Fearful | · Hour-long | · Pharmaceutical |
· Perpendicular | · Kindly | · Fitting |
· Inequitable | · Plump | · Approving |
· Flattered | · Deserted | · Capable |
· Right | · Artless | · Sleepy |
· Formulaic | · Doleful | · Computer |
· Guarded | · Brief | · Substantiated |
· Lacking | · Heartrending | · Another |
· Absorbed | · Agrarian | · Spiritless |
· Technological | · Forgettable | · Otherwise |
· Expert | · Diseased | · Glaring |
· Derogative | · Thunderous | · Irreconcilable |
· Communal | · Redolent | · Humanlike |
· Eccentric | · Self-directed | · Rabid |
· Peaceful | · Fluffy | · Disaffected |
· Resourceful | · Overzealous | · Teeny-tiny |
· Original | · Materialistic | · Outer |
· Celestial | · Such | · Depressive |
· Entertaining | · Self-absorbed | · Lascivious |
· Cottony | · Impressive | · Predisposed |
· Populous | · Broken | · Opulent |
· Horned | · Inadequate | · Cooked |
· Interdependent | · Perceptive | · Disabled |
· Rascally | · Forgiving | · Sleek |
· Pale | · Intelligible | · Other |
· Giant | · Cowardly | · Instant |
· Cancelled | · Annoyed | · Grateful |
· Socialist | · Disputable | · Meditative |
· Short-tempered | · Facial | · Fried |
· Expansive | · Bacterial | · Scenic |
· Estimated | · Crisp | · Mangy |
· Ajar | · Befuddled | · Content |
· Chronological | · Immensurable | · Elaborate |
· Red | · Captivated | · Sublime |
· Domestic | · Shrill | · Deepening |
· Groovy | · Teensy | · Express |
· Crotchety | · Shattering | · Astounded |
· Substitute | · Infected | · Edgy |
· Reputable | · Sympathetic | · Hormonal |
· Reprehensible | · Recessive | · Corny |
· Flirtatious | · Semiprecious | · Quickest |
· Explosive | · Programmable | · Distinguished |
· Spoiled | · Infuriated | · Fewer |
· Haphazard | · Cowering | · Sneaky |
· Inward | · Idiosyncratic | · Inescapable |
· Excitable | · Bountiful | · Known |
· Fundamental | · Friendly | · Supersonic |
· Black | · Manageable | · Influential |
· Temperamental | · Sturdy | · Pumped |
· Motivated | · Glum | · Ten-minute |
· Serrated | · Despondent | · Rotting |
· Excruciating | · Revolting | · Raving |
· Monetary | · Outermost | · Helpful |
· Boundless | · One-sided | · Blindfolded |
· Inflexible | · Peeved | · Racist |
· Knotty | · Momentary | · Clammy |
· Telescopic | · Contented | · Ethnic |
· Rocketing | · Resounding | · Curt |
· Moving | · Extra | · Soulful |
· Self-satisfied | · Retroactive | · Awake |
· Careless | · Nice | · Portable |
· Nonverbal | · Fatal | · Nervous |
· Curative | · Acrobatic | · Oral |
· Beautiful | · Remarkable | · Resonant |
· Muted | · Portly | · Self-centered |
· Clever | · Compelling | · Astonishing |
· Invisible | · Likeable | · Oxymoronic |
· Budget | · Presumable | · Live |
· Renewable | · Furry | · Squealing |
· Outstanding | · Smooth | · Splendid |
· Low-calorie | · Imperative | · Cosmetic |
· Spastic | · Exposed | · Quick-tempered |
· Dependable | · Disinterested | · Serviceable |
· Brawny | · Panicky | · Abstracted |
· Convincing | · Lame | · Glamorous |
· Debatable | · Befitting | · Melodramatic |
· Submissive | · Surprised | · Disruptive |
· Quantitative | · Blinding | · Pitiless |
· Medium | · Floppy | · Open |
· Assured | · Frayed | · Discredited |
· Angered | · Dense | · Constrictive |
· Tenacious | · Brutal | · Thrifty |
· Opening | · Manicured | · Overt |
· Intellectual | · Barbarous | · Dissolvable |
· Suitable | · Garrulous | · Self-disciplined |
· Ingenious | · Rigid | · Fixable |
· Temporary | · Malleable | · Heated |
· Strenuous | · Scraggly | · Intrepid |
· Effusive | · Husky | · Informative |
· Subdued | · Flying | · Brooding |
· Pleading | · Gripping | · Haughty |
· Intrusive | · Displeasing | · Ironic |
· Competitive | · Manic | · Fine |
· Heartbroken | · Nonsensical | · Humorous |
· Remorseful | · Ineffectual | · Designer |
· Internal | · Infinite | · Monotone |
· Fiery | · Impassioned | · Fun-loving |
· Measly | · Candid | · Fruity |
· Inattentive | · Startled | · Exotic |
· Forked | · Involuntary | · Feigned |
· Superb | · Grim | · Tactful |
· Dizzy | · Parental | · Snapping |
· Classical | · Introductory | · Political |
· Planned | · Bloodied | · Smug |
· Sanguine | · Procedural | · Covert |
· Refractive | · Latest | · Glittering |
· Endless | · Pleasurable | · Interactive |
· Slow | · Negotiable | · Parking |
· Desirable | · Cooperative | · Terrible |
· Mammoth | · Cavalier | · Hydraulic |
· Hallowed | · Sloppy | · Slushy |
· Lively | · Repeated | · Enforceable |
· Ninth | · Signed | · Savage |
· Scarce | · Exploitative | · Fulfilling |
· Cozy | · Glass | · Coincidental |
· Phosphorescent | · Springy | · Benevolent |
· Logarithmic | · Intended | · Splashy |
· Refutable | · Relative | · Overwrought |
· Piquant | · Thriftless | · Shocking |
· Secure | · Padded | · Acidic |
· Avian | · Clinging | · Biographical |
· Concerning | · Singular | · Down-and-out |
· Foreign | · Artful | · Alike |
· Robotic | · Appreciative | · Quizzical |
· Enigmatic | · Berserk | · Inane |
· Agreeable | · Extreme | · Massive |
· Deceivable | · Opposite | · Possessive |
· Earnest | · Despised | · Impervious |
· Revamped | · Depressing | · Computerized |
· Heavenly | · Blatant | · Enjoyable |
· Coherent | · Fussy | · Nimble |
· Hysterical | · Justifiable | · FALSE |
· Self-aggrandizing | · Southwestern | · Strict |
· Saucy | · Casual | · Anemic |
· Invigorating | · Talkative | · Deniable |
· Demonstrative | · Away | · Easy |
· Chilling | · Deafening | · Merciful |
· Muscular | · Tacit | · Scrumptious |
· Operative | · Periodic | · Irrational |
· Inferior | · Shaggy | · Religious |
· Permeable | · Funny | · Alarmed |
· Limp | · Mobile | · Belching |
· Sharpened | · Expendable | · Economic |
· Textual | · Quick-drying | · Inalienable |
· Knowing | · Spotted | · List of Adjectives No 5 |
· Nostalgic | · Introverted | · Folded |
· Snotty | · Disrespectful | · Symbiotic |
· Sufficient | · Simplistic | · Intermediate |
· Reviewable | · Ardent | · Central |
· Feeble | · Foamy | · Euphemistic |
· Finite | · Ominous | · Earthshaking |
· Daring | · Controllable | · Backhanded |
· Rash | · Respectable | · Reciprocal |
· Perfumed | · Ferocious | · Swaying |
· Irate | · Corpulent | · Reproachful |
· Ecstatic | · Cylindrical | · Regrettable |
· Fermented | · Dead | · Telephonic |
· Grizzled | · Showy | · Locked |
· Own | · Impetuous | · Spare |
· Brilliant | · Concealable | · Enterprising |
· Fireproof | · Bouncing | · Residential |
· Kind | · Orthopedic | · Severe |
· Hairless | · Fabulous | · Presumptive |
· Inspirational | · Low-risk | · Impermeable |
· Premium | · Bent | · Bloodthirsty |
· Fathomless | · Shattered | · Continuous |
· Meek | · Rich | · Proof |
· Carnivorous | · Plentiful | · Simultaneous |
· Repentant | · Intangible | · Irascible |
· Ghastly | · Pious | · Lasting |
· Broken-hearted | · Sweaty | · Classifiable |
· Highest | · Competent | · Tasteless |
· Rambunctious | · Sloping | · Reserved |
· Disciplined | · Far-flung | · Fruitless |
· Self-confident | · Flooded | · Repressive |
· Dishonorable | · Subordinate | · Pessimistic |
· Negligent | · Efficacious | · Endurable |
· Grave | · Hopeless | · Filtered |
· Flaming | · Shortsighted | · Distressing |
· Southern | · Pricey | · Myopic |
· Pristine | · Humble | · List of Adjectives |
· Far | · Overwhelmed | · Tempestuous |
· Northerly | · Endemic | · Larger |
· Fascistic | · Reverse | · Cornered |
· Biodegradable | · Masked | · Incoherent |
· Fifth | · Shrieking | · Gargantuan |
· Spurious | · Insubordinate | · Discriminating |
· Cynical | · Murky | · Durable |
· Immediate | · Distant | · Rough |
· Intrigued | · Double | · Icky |
· Damaged | · Sea | · Overpowering |
· Man-made | · Restless | · Noiseless |
· Preferable | · Gnarly | · Opaque |
· Optional | · Peppery | · Huge |
· Clinical | · Revised | · Scholastic |
· Mystifying | · Deploring | · Livid |
· Slanting | · Mean | · Dishonest |
· Swimming | · Smallest | · Preposterous |
· Implosive | · Disproved | · Thundering |
· Calm | · Critical | · Sprite |
· Camouflaged | · Conspicuous | · Gauzy |
· Insufferable | · Instinctual | · Exuberant |
· Self-respect | · Satisfying | · Knobbed |
· Infuriating | · Formative | · Mountainous |
· Nonreturnable | · Brainy | · Mystical |
· Feudal | · Accessible | · Retired |
· Famous | · Pragmatic | · Intimidating |
· Poised | · Opportune | · Corrupt |
· Taboo | · Dwarfish | · Distrustful |
· Statistical | · Tempting | · Photographic |
· Spry | · Resolute | · Likely |
· Reverent | · Classic | · Brave |
· Gross | · Multitalented | · Technical |
· Interested | · Tactical | · Overcast |
· Bruised | · Mean-spirited | · Bleary-eyed |
· Similar | · Lily-livered | · Bite-sized |
· Succinct | · Fidgeting | · Petite |
· Scornful | · Satisfied | · Deformed |
· Frightening | · Smashing | · Avenging |
· Terminal | · Motherly | · Dirty |
· Dangerous | · Inextricable | · Enlightened |
· Banging | · Foggy | · Dusty |
· Economical | · Diffuse | · Decrepit |
· Overcautious | · Clownish | · Close-minded |
· Discreet | · Handy | · Cold |
· Puritanical | · Arrogant | · Supreme |
· Colossal | · Heroic | · Swollen |
· Chemical | · Studious | · Ornate |
· Swanky | · Good-natured | · Perceptible |
· Nonspecific | · Plausible | · Felonious |
· Equal | · Diabolical | · Roguish |
· Fair | · Catatonic | · Disobedient |
· Screeching | · Pronounceable | · Inexpressive |
· Fallacious | · Craven | · Subtitled |
· Nonproductive | · Downward | · Heinous |
· Clumsy | · Considerate | · Prize |
· Monstrous | · Ponderous | · Preeminent |
· Red-blooded | · Blind | · Blistering |
· Grueling | · Pretty | · Sensual |
· Reusable | · Clogged | · Resentful |
· Helpless | · Fertile | · Allowable |
· Gruesome | · Presentable | · Dutiful |
· Concurrent | · Irksome | · Intuitive |
· Dynamic | · Clear | · Mocking |
· Married | · Informed | · Remote |
· Integral | · Deceiving | · Fictitious |
· Shaky | · Disloyal | · Schematic |
· Horrified | · Flowering | · Rancorous |
· Enough | · Considerable | · Quirky |
· Spasmodic | · Sickening | · Definable |
· Recent | · Openhanded | · Mere |
· Calming | · Cheery | · Immature |
· Aimless | · Oversized | · Smoky |
· New | · Diverging | · Fervid |
· Meat-eating | · Flowery | · Captivating |
· Background | · Retrogressive | · ble |
· Bellowing | · Serious | · Carsick |
· Surmountable | · Improper | · Discourteous |
· Queasy | · Final | · Rank |
· Princely | · Experimental | · Doubtful |
· Improving | · Aromatic | · His |
· Fidgety | · Ostentatious | · Colorless |
· Nonchalant | · Reminiscent | · Acid |
· Hypothetical | · Curious | · Qualitative |
· Hypertensive | · Curvy | · Despicable |
· Immense | · Anecdotal | · Pathological |
· Intolerable | · Intolerant | · Impure |
· Operatic | · Compassionate | · Encouraged |
· Inadvisable | · Contemplative | · Aristocratic |
· Infectious | · Medicinal | · Lawless |
· Quarrelsome | · Clearheaded | · Feeling |
· Crumply | · Doubting | · Responsible |
· Equivalent | · Knobby | · Bright-eyed |
· Stressful | · Postoperative | · Even |
· Dear | · Instructive | · Arid |
· Discussable | · Territorial | · Matted |
· Conceited | · Glorious | · Cancerous |
· Instrumental | · Benign | · Actionable |
· Disadvantaged | · Thoughtful | · Prescriptive |
· Gloomy | · Suspicious | · Superabundant |
· Spellbinding | · Receptive | · Simple |
· Endangered | · Intentional | · Cold-hearted |
· Modified | · Regional | · That |
· Institutional | · Rampageous | · Nondescript |
· Openhearted | · Freaky | · Ridiculous |
· Dovish | · Feminine | · Foul |
· Tamed | · Combined | · Deliberate |
· Humiliating | · Detachable | · Implicit |
· Giggling | · Stubborn | · Frilly |
· Imminent | · Sheltered | · Most |
· Lovely | · Lower | · Guiltless |
· Complete | · Disjointed | · Sunny |
· Philanthropic | · Loathsome | · Purposeless |
· Craggy | · Snarling | · Battered |
· Expanding | · Maximum | · Decisive |
· Oval | · Spatial | · Squandered |
· Mnemonic | · Sweeping | · Snippy |
· Actual | · Barren | · Enlarged |
· Forbidding | · Plastic | · Their |
· Tanned | · Contrite | · All |
· Moved | · Imprecise | · Particular |
· Greatest | · Hypersensitive | · Equidistant |
· Regular | · All-around | · Fixed |
· Pampered | · Accommodating | · Ten |
· Extraneous | · Prevalent | · Inviting |
· Punitive | · Grumpy | · Former |
· Intensive | · Hard | · Phonetic |
· Taunting | · Involved | · Prejudiced |
· Bantering | · Praiseworthy | · Rainy |
· Domineering | · Imprudent | · Forgotten |
· Plodding | · Simpleminded | · Parasitic |
· Coordinated | · Incalculable | · Placid |
· Carefree | · Snappy | · Ear-splitting |
· Overjoyed | · Inexplicable | · Tan |
· Loyal | · Picturesque | · Eye-popping |
· Infatuated | · Deliberative | · Strident |
· Impoverished | · Fat | · Prominent |
· Mystified | · Algebraic | · Flattering |
· Feverish | · Literary | · Hasty |
· Axiomatic | · Reddish | · Curable |
· Delicious | · Disparaging | · Crossed |
· Foul-smelling | · Ornamental | · Much |
· Lawful | · Palatable | · Diligent |
· Contrarian | · Self-interested | · Smarter |
· Neurotic | · Moist | · Established |
· Eatable | · Recognizable | · Inartistic |
· Humming | · Playful | · Beaming |
· Pushy | · Systematic | · Just |
· Problematic | · Dissatisfied | · Longest |
· Flushed | · Searing | · Greasy |
· Human | · Small-minded | · Lustrous |
· Extensive | · Explainable | · Hot-shot |
· Essential | · Snide | · Ineloquent |
· Scattered | · Cohesive | · Blissful |
· Morose | · Creaky | · Lucrative |
· Frivolous | · Frightened | · Outspoken |
· Editable | · Heady | · Indivisible |
· Illusive | · Cultured | · Lucid |
· Menacing | · Episodic | · Logical |
· Perishable | · Scrawny | · Sinful |
· Punctual | · Exemplary | · Clandestine |
· Local | · Due | · Lovable |
· Faithful | · Antagonistic | · Quacky |
· Discernable | · Lowly | · Able |
· Outward | · Rotten | · Pure |
· Fateful | · Catchable | · Fully-grown |
· Powerful | · Colorful | · Barking |
· Medical | · Strategic | · Criminal |
· Pedantic | · Comparative | · Relevant |
· Halfhearted | · Ear-piercing | · Inalterable |
· Rhythmic | · Constitutional | · Encrusted |
· Frosty | · Erratic | · Semiofficial |
· Harmonious | · Invalid | · Soaring |
· Harsh | · Thumping | · Sappy |
· Taxing | · Biting | · Insulting |
· Low-fat | · Feckless | · Insurable |
· Routine | · Thematic | · Posthumous |
· Linear | · Many, | · Marked |
· Deadpan | · Enraged | · Agonizing |
· Crunching | · Secular | · Earthy |
· Only | · Inelegant | · Avid |
· Absentminded | · Irrefutable | · Inspiring |
· Secured | · Nonnegotiable | · Impeccable |
· Baffled | · Controlling | · Implausible |
· Tedious | · Malicious | · Derogatory |
· Disadvantageous | · List No 3 of Adjectives | · Bawling |
· Effortless | · Female | · Fluent |
· Pathetic | · Discriminatory | · Fond |
· Huggable | · Chicken | · Digital |
· Overambitious | · Smoked | · Horrible |
· Breathable | · Inactive | · Acrimonious |
· Potable | · Cocky | · Motivating |
· Animated | · Squeamish | · Sandy |
· Mercurial | · Smartest | · Breathtaking |
· Deep | · Single | · Inflammable |
· Dislikeable | · Guilty | · Coughing |
· Shameful | · Ritualistic | · Everlasting |
· Harried | · Posthoc | · Profane |
· Shaded | · Rotating | · Fetid |
· Shabby | · Incapable | · Satisfactory |
· Demure | · Bedazzling | · Pardonable |
· Supernatural | · Committed | · High-maintenance |
· Forthright | · Hushed | · Newest |
· Thrilling | · Disastrous | · Refillable |
· Great | · Depressed | · Scrabbled |
· Prior | · Derivative | · Proficient |
· Reliable | · Nontransferable | · Amphibian |
· Disputatious | · Bumpy | · Overconfident |
· Heartless | · Seemly | · Equable |
· Lacy | · Bizarre | · Divisive |
· Orange | · Peremptory | · Overbearing |
· Those | · Dark | · Soft |
· Convulsive | · Restored | · Textural |
· Direct | · Dim | · Humiliated |
· Awakening | · Exterior | · Assumable |
· Stringent | · Fearsome | · Frugal |
· Luscious | · Lumpy | · Quick-witted |
· Damaging | · Foxy | · Enhanced |
· Monumental | · Perceptual | · Muttering |
· Perverse | · Strange | · Decorative |
· Introspective | · Contradicting | · Professional |
· Classy | · Eroding | · Degenerative |
· Slanted | · Groggy | · Dispassionate |
· Prickly | · Ticking | · Efficient |
· Preparative | · Period | · Bad-tempered |
· Brassy | · Porous | · Lucent |
· Dapper | · Existing | · Low-ranking |
· Floral | · Fast | · Ragged |
· Short-term | · Fit | · Tacky |
· Crass | · Stuttering | · Sporting |
· Selfish | · Piercing | · Repetitious |
· Snuggly | · Failed | · Shapeless |
· Childish | · erous | · Self-indulgent |
· Dedicated | · Satirical | · Oily |
· Head | · Demented | · Bronzed |
· Infinitesimal | · Bedazzled | · Premature |
· Spectacular | · Iridescent | · Radiant |
· One | · Stylish | · Assignable |
· Nerve-racking | · Sentimental | · Plane |
· Multicultural | · Crunchable | · Noxious |
· Mortal | · Correctable | · Susceptible |
· Customary | · Moaning | · Sporadic |
· Codified | · Petty | · Remaining |
· Specific | · Energizing | · Concealed |
· Capricious | · Testy | · Glowing |
· Defensible | · Encouraging | · Spiteful |
· Subconscious | · Declining | · Slimy |
· Novel | · Corruptive | · Laborious |
· Recyclable | · Immanent | · Farsighted |
· Fiscal | · Concise | · Poisonous |
· Nonrestrictive | · Perpetual | · Statuesque |
· Climatic | · Defective | · Following |
· Bungling | · Savory | · Inaccurate |
· Incessant | · Poor | · Humongous |
· Hypercritical | · Jumpy | · Five |
· Subtle | · Thievish | · Languishing |
· Morbid | · Fading | · Aquatic |
· Copious | · Stuffed | · Ineffective |
· Patronizing | · Select | · Effervescent |
· Squatting | · Shallow | · Royal |
· Popular | · Insurmountable | · Palpable |
· Cloudless | · Lost | · Impish |
· Erect | · Pallid | · Sanitary |
· Detailed | · Cleared | · Melodious |
· Pusillanimous | · Imitative | · Iron |
· Illicit | · Sorry | · Furthest |
· Stranded | · Half | · Plain |
· Avoidable | · Scribbled | · Suspected |
· Lavish | · Different | · Errant |
· Lousy | · Forceful | · Syllabic |
· Boyish | · Sickened | · Downloadable |
· Feared | · Crestfallen | · Private |
· Interracial | · Financial | · Side-splitting |
· Arguable | · Eager | · Continual |
· Take-charge | · Nominal | · Pivotal |
· Tapered | · ward | · Paternalistic |
· Eventful | · Powdery | · Global |
· Degraded | · Threatened | · Apprehensive |
· Disparate | · Pleasing | · Long |
· Estranged | · Slim | · Meaty |
· Consummate | · Darkened | · Dismal |
· Geriatric | · Flickering | · Idealistic |
· Best | · Mellow | · Egalitarian |
· Fabled | · Snug | · Excited |
· Scared | · Ripe | · Remedial |
· Descriptive | · Gasping | · Controversial |
· Absorbing | · Taller | · Giddy |
· Dazzling | · Dowdy | · Overrated |
· One-hour | · Musty | · Bland |
· Social | · Climbable | · Gainful |
· Snooty | · Moldy | · Ticklish |
· Expired | · Eternal | · Numbing |
· Dominant | · Disliked | · Telekinetic |
· Hazy | · Ill-humored | · Relaxing |
· Corrosive | · Snoopy | · Factitious |
· Overpriced | · Motionless | · Giving |
· Putrid | · Hurtful | · Terrific |
· No | · Presidential | · Divergent |
· Perennial | · Astonished | · Soulless |
· Horrific | · Extraordinary | · Barbequed |
· Eighth | · Imperceptible | · Either |
· Inexact | · Aspiring | · High-risk |
· Disreputable | · Rewarding | · Feathered |
· Impassable | · Outside | · Outlandish |
· Preconceived | · Tangled | · Eventual |
· Marketable | · Coachable | · Defendable |
· Noisy | · Proactive | · Groomed |
· Tenderhearted | · Danceable | · Chic |
· Slight | · Extravagant | · Relatable |
· Distressed | · Shocked | · Clamoring |
· Garbled | · Cleanable | · Scorching |
· Tentative | · Evening | · Civilized |
· External | · Disorganized | · Three |
· Diminishing | · Glad | · Representative |
· Telling | · Frumpy | · Frightful |
· Dogged | · Open-minded | · Blonde |
· Improved | · Lithographic | · Silky |
· Iconoclastic | · Immaculate | · Fascinated |
· Overprotective | · Promised | · Avant-garde |
· Old | · Multifaceted | · Short |
· Flamboyant | · Frustrating | · Erroneous |
· Rousing | · Seditious | · g |
· Searching | · Subservient | · Extendable |
· Ceremonial | · Sour | · Seven |
· Kitchen | · Quality | · Enormous |
· Manipulative | · Striped | · Gaunt |
· Primordial | · Perplexing | · Swooping |
· Hectic | · Diversified | · Abysmal |
· Regal | · Amusing | · Highfalutin |
· Northwest | · Painful | · Malevolent |
· Teeny | · Demanding | · Entranced |
· Synergistic | · Moody | · Sly |
· Qualified | · Foolhardy | · Fraudulent |
· Synonymous | · Perceivable | · Commemorative |
· These | · Centered | · Strong |
· Dysfunctional | · Gullible | · Satin |
· Polluted | · Modular | · Hideous |
· Exciting | · Prim | · Shameless |
· Flavored | · Escalating | · Hygienic |
· Risky | · Plopping | · Heartbreaking |
· Disarming | · Beeping | · Gluey |
· Ludicrous | · Futile | · Paradoxical |
· Lulling | · Spotless | · Delighted |
· Disappointing | · Dozing | · Cultural |
· Grand | · Expedient | · Inexpensive |
· Brainless | · Numerous | · Linguistic |
· Threatening | · Industrious | · Disenchanted |
· Sulky | · Angular | · Ravenous |
· Preventable | · Lithe | · Tallest |
· Pernicious | · Bothered | · Fainthearted |
· Grimy | · Opinionated | · Rowdy |
· Bribable | · Applicable | · Certifiable |
· Gracious | · Tangible | · Penetrable |
· Symmetrical | · Surprising | · Speckled |
· Bleak | · Disproportionate | · Suppressive |
· Smiling | · Shapely | · Rapid |
· Approaching | · Functional | · Diminutive |
· Laudable | · Stumbling | · Enthusiastic |
· Free | · Supersensitive | · Overcritical |
· Disgusting | · Maniacal | · Telegraphic |
· Smarmy | · Absolute | · Gluttonous |
· Startling | · Subjective | · Expressionistic |
· Hyperbolic | · Eruptive | · Small-town |
· Relentless | · Formidable | · Square |
· Galling | · Spooky | · Corrupting |
· Absurd | · Sensitive | · Overwhelming |
· Abiding | · Ruined | · Puzzled |
· Numb | · Each | · Grieving |
· Comparable | · Succulent | · Hydrothermal |
· Ill-equipped | · Immoral | · Rudimentary |
· Imported | · Entire | · Neutral |
· Civilian | · Naive | · Bubbly |
· Glossy | · Permissible | · Raging |
· Cruel | · Speculative | · Gawky |
· Deceitful | · Principal | · Fatherly |
· Exclusive | · Loutish | · Crucial |
· Panoramic | · Superstitious | · shift |
· Commendable | · Braided | · Our |
· Abnormal | · Contemptuous | · Blameless |
· Disgraceful | · Superficial | · Noticeable |
· Peculiar | · Fragrant | · Decayed |
· Litigious | · Republican | · Key |
· Discarded | · Priceless | · Batty |
· Hypnotic | · Barbaric | · Romantic |
· Philosophical | · Flagrant | · Gregarious |
· Tantalizing | · Cute | · Excusable |
· Mythical | · Organizational | · Rhetorical |
· Her | · My | · Sanctimonious |
· Previous | · Ratty | · Possible |
· Low-maintenance | · Angry | · Frigid |
· Thinkable | · Tangential | · Righteous |
· Disturbed | · Smeared | · Mundane |
· Preventative | · Inapplicable | · Symptomatic |
· Brisk | · Rapturous | · Juvenile |
· Pink | · Numerable | · Rightful |
· Mysterious | · Commercial | · Rapid-fire |
· Thoughtless | · Spoken | · Replaceable |
· Peaceable | · Grimacing | · Dubious |
· Spirited | · Complex | · Probabilistic |
· Listless | · Resolvable | · Desolate |
· Rectifiable | · Choking | · Fragmented |
· Refundable | · Reproductive | · Ruddy |
· Alienated | · Monotonous | · Parsimonious |
· Superior | · Rakish | · Spiritual |
· Sharp | · Immovable | · Huffy |
· Sellable | · Hurried | · Lateral |
· Fawning | · Exhausting | · Hurt |
· Imposing | · Marbled | · Patient |
· Filthy | · Active | · Aching |
· Harebrained | · Living | · Funniest |
· Proper | · Lying | · Self-effacing |
· Favorite | · Coy | · Precipitous |
· Scheduled | · Deluded | · Stronger |
· Delinquent | · Chilly | · Bleached |
· Permanent | · Digressive | · Contoured |
· Questionable | · Mordant | · Responsive |
· Neurological | · Conspiratorial | · Grinding |
· All-too-common | · Horrendous | · Parenthetic |
· Stuffy | · Swift | · Ensuing |
· Inglorious | · Material | · Ill-fated |
· Restful | · Tasty | · Primary |
· Satiric | · Prized | · Hot |
· Fragile | · Individualistic | · Pedestrian |
· Banned | · Tall | · Supportive |
· Hazardous | · Sparkly | · Bronze |
· Round | · Omniscient | · Parched |
· Fashionable | · Arresting | · Aware |
· All-purpose | · Shut | · Numeric |
· Inefficient | · Decent | · Rude |
· Hesitant | · Evil | · Accused |
· Tame | · Preemptive | · Opposing |
· Flexible | · Spontaneous | · Pronounced |
· Familiar | · Inflammatory | · Hairy |
· Complimentary | · Sophisticated | · Luxurious |
· Phobic | · Sassy | · Momentous |
· Fantastic | · Thrashed | · Common |
· Disillusioned | · Quick | · Chivalrous |
· Breakable | · Cramped | · Creative |
· Primitive | · Gigantic | · Pitch-perfect |
· Fruitful | · Quintessential | · Filmy |
· Fatigued | · Comforted | · Communicative |
· Every | · Abandoned | · Rare |
· Awkward | · Closed | · Profound |
· Feathery | · Contextual | · Northeast |
· Bitter | · Lurid | · Flat |
· Relieved | · Pitch-dark | · Infantile |
· Brown | · Coercive | · Quotable |
· Bright | · Extra-small | · Gratified |
· Defenseless | · Stunned | · Day |
· Fathomable | · Smoggy | · Multipurpose |
· Heavy | · Evenhanded | · Mumbled |
· Flavorful | · Shoddy | · Classified |
· Daily | · Constant | · Subject |
· Documentary | · Beefy | · Repaired |
· Fanatical | · Orphaned | · Syntactic |
· Frequent | · Hearty | · Sculpted |
· Cumulative | · Nondestructive | · Grumbling |
· Curved | · International | · Dorsal |
· Egotistical | · Accountable | · Sensuous |
· Scrupulous | · Spiraled | · Talented |
· Logistic | · Musky | · Certain |
· Forged | · Dogmatic | · Sarcastic |
· Black-and-blue | · Swishing | · Flimsy |
· Gurgling | · Teasing | · Deplorable |
· Revengeful | · Inhabitable | · Residual |
· Respective | · Accurate | · Poorer |
· Semiprofessional | · Rational | · Exploited |
· Cliquish | · Happy | · Cracked |
· Polished | · Angelic | · Dwindling |
· Static | · Flabby | · Impersonal |
· Indulgent | · Monopolistic | · Flaky |
· Clueless | · Smothering | · Refurbished |
· Cordial | · Scanty | · Subsequent |
· Freakish | · Gold | · Matchless |
· Monosyllabic | · Beneficial | · Abject |
· Invincible | · Current | · Harmful |
· Decipherable | · Terrified | · Fuzzy |
· Circular | · Speechless | · Pitiful |
· Expressive | · Bristly | · Seismic |
· Illogical | · Scandalous | · Extended |
· Thermal | · Nosy | · Slender |
· Muddled | · Normal | · Last |
· Informal | · Comprehensive | · Presumptuous |
· Formal | · Sequential | · Painless |
· Slow-moving | · Cerebral | · Fractional |
· Quantifiable | · Immobile | · Operable |
· Snoring | · Speedy | · Alleged |
· Scratched | · Overactive | · Operational |
· Mature | · Dilapidated | · Fluttering |
· Gifted | · Divine | · Quaint |
· Hypnotizable | · Caring | · Contemporary |
· Favorable | · Corner | · Gaping |
· Close | · Identical | · Repetitive |
· Imperceptive | · Discouraging | · Forensic |
· Factual | · Outgoing | · Engaging |
· Alone | · Short-lived | · Sober |
· List no 6 | · Hotheaded | · Blood-red |
· Lanky | · Circumstantial | · Defensive |
· Consumable | · Rancid | · Cinematic |
· Egomaniacal | · Acrid | · Queenly |
· Dingy | · Pettish | · Sweltering |
· Dollish | · Future | · Swinish |
· Teachable | · Plaid | · Exploding |
· Prejudicial | · Productive | · Babbling |
· Hanging | · Ravishing | · Crawling |
· Clapping | · Selfless | · Faltering |
· Dissuasive | · Scruffy | · Convoluted |
· Fleeting | · Barefooted | · Destructive |
· Autographed | · Good | · Seeming |
· Airline | · Merciless | · Hostile |
· Crackling | · Sugary | · Dejected |
· Reviled | · Artistic | · Screaming |
· Ecological | · Lackadaisical | · Old-fashioned |
· Premeditated | · Shifty | · Enthralled |
· Promising | · Crazy | · Bouncy |
· Doable | · Disconnected | · Languid |
· Haunting | · Melted | · Stunning |
· Nocturnal | · Brunette | · Modest |
· Muffled | · Squashy | · Tattered |
· Sensible | · Engrossing | · Costly |
· Cutting | · Targeted | · Squawking |
· Lingering | · Explicit | · Prophetic |
· Syllogistic | · Faithless | · Inauspicious |
· Inclusive | · Peevish | · Moral |
· Consoling | · Striking | · Expectant |
· Decentralized | · Discouraged | · Tangy |
· Creepy | · Little | · Cavernous |
· Knowledgeable | · Intestinal | · Acclaimed |
· Resealable | · Seasonable | · Fraternal |
· Recurrent | · Hopeful | · Tenth |
· Gangly | · Coolest | · Spacious |
· Extemporaneous | · Motivational | · Crafty |
· Discontented | · Diplomatic | · Physical |
· Musical | · Faulty | · Quiet |
· Tearing | · Dashing | · Choice |
· Foreseeable | · Mechanical | · Sluggish |
· Intravenous | · Loving | · Concerted |
· Accepting | · Animal | · Painstaking |
· Ordinary | · Oversensitive | · Largest |
· Seventh | · Radical | · Complaining |
· Luminous | · Completed | · Contemptible |
· Long-term | · Spendthrift | · Sealed |
· Exhaustive | · Gaudy | · Breezy |
· Shady | · Humid | · Inanimate |
· Alien | · Sleepless | · Peripheral |
· Precise | · Exquisite | · Reputed |
· Significant | · Inexpressible | · Incandescent |
· Noncommittal | · Senior | · Golden |
· Daffy | · Random | · Healthy |
· Contagious | · Haggard | · Impractical |
· Inexcusable | · Pungent | · Gray |
· Studied | · Literate | · Peerless |
· Harmonic | · Soaking | · Street |
· Finicky | · Mandatory | · Firm |
· Guilt-ridden | · Thrilled | · Nine |
· Contentious | · Deceptive | · Enduring |
· Dulcet | · Perky | · Consistent |
· Combative | · Carpeted | · Quackish |
· Lordly | · Sincere | · Mountain |
· Maternal | · Halting | · Festive |
· Selected | · Immortal | · Harmless |
· Gradual | · Thorny | · Containable |
· Quick-paced | · Thick | · Spicy |
· Purposeful | · Profuse | · House |
· Depraved | · Correct | · Rasping |
· Hospitable | · Expiring | · Decimated |
· Ringing | · Grotesque | · Silver |
· More | · Blamable | · Measurable |
· Deadly | · Suggestive | · Crumbling |
· Nonabrasive | · General | · Interchangeable |
· Frowning | · Enviable | · Parallel |
· Ethereal | · Meaningful | · Low-carb |
· Shivery | · Pressing | · Stretchy |
· Doting | · Sheepish | · Therapeutic |
· Snobbish | · Neither | · Prompt |
· Domed | · Inert | · Smelly |
· Subliminal | · Laughable | · Recognized |
· Idiotic | · Dawdling | · Receding |
· Hapless | · Pensive | · Positive |
· Destroyed | · Eight | · Autonomous |
· Corrective | · Corresponding | · Kindhearted |
· Rugged | · Roaring | · Brutish |
· Ghostly | · Distraught | · Foreboding |
· Cumbersome | · Displeased | · Fun |
· Mute | · Scalding | · Robust |
· Limited | · Replicable | · Inflated |
· Decreasing | · Disagreeable | · Rested |
· Awesome | · Tainted | · Pregnant |
· Clashing | · Meaningless | · Optimistic |
· Poorest | · Opposable | · Egocentric |
· Splattered | · Grinning | · Querulous |
· Like-minded | · Oldest | · Seedy |
· Glistening | · Tenable | · Hyper-active |
· Scratchy | · Roundtable | · Partisan |
· Okay | · Onerous | · Impertinent |
· Grainy | · Accusative | · Purported |
· Illuminating | · Polka-dotted | · Simian |
· Kaput | · Catastrophic | · Honorable |
· Overqualified | · Nonresponsive | · Oppressive |
· Fretful | · Laughing | · Rectangular |
· Puzzling | · Reclusive | · Grown-up |
· Dire | · Popping | · d |
· Abrupt | · Revealing | · Downhearted |
· Fervent | · Nonviolent | · South |
· Closeable | · Malignant | · Perilous |
· Bulky | · Farcical | · Average |
· Soothing | · Precocious | · Focused |
· Specialized | · Superhuman | · Melodic |
· Entertained | · Dull | · Federal |
· Basic | · Pyrotechnic | · Debonair |
· Courageous | · Argumentative | · Grandiose |
· Negligible | · Fastidious | · Substantial |
· Cockamamie | · Bleary | · Crashing |
· Imperial | · Furtive | · Creamy |
· Invasive | · Noncompetitive | · Tetchy |
· Careful | · Likable | · Rueful |
· Pigheaded | · Puny | · Shrewd |
· Famished | · Preferential | · Shadowy |
· Bright-red | · Bankable | · Overall |
· Sardonic | · Stubby | · Spiky |
· Abdominal | · Captive | · Piteous |
· Literal | · Pretentious | · Inaccessible |
· Artificial | · Forgetful | · Iron-fisted |
· Facetious | · Opportunistic | · Shabbiest |
· Spattered | · Creeping | · |
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Phrases are an essential part of the English language and are the building blocks of all sentences. There are five main types of phrases in English: noun phrases, adjective phrases, verb phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases. Today we will be looking at adjective phrases.
This article will introduce adjective phrases and explain how to identify them. It will then discuss the structure of adjective phrases, including the use of modifiers and provide plenty of examples.
What is an Adjective Phrase?
Typically, an adjective phrase is a group of words containing an adjective that describes a noun or a pronoun in a sentence — this means that an adjective phrase functions as an adjective in a sentence. Adjective phrases are a useful writing technique when you need to convey a lot in a few words, making them a commonly used literary tool in English.
Adjective phrases always consist of an adjective which is usually accompanied by other words that can add more information — we call these extra words modifiers. Adjective phrases can also be singular adjectives on their own.
Identifying adjective phrases
To identify an adjective phrase, you should locate a group of words within a sentence that describes a noun or pronoun. This can be tricky if the adjective phrase is hidden within a long and complicated sentence. To make it simple, we will break it down step by step.
Step 1. Find the adjective in the sentence. This is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
E.g. ‘The burger looks very appetising.’ In this example, the adjective appetising describes the noun burger.
Step 2. See if the adjective is the only word describing the noun or if the description includes other surrounding words. If the description includes more than one word, then it’s an adjective phrase.
E.g. ‘The burger looks very appetising.’ In this example, the adjective phrase is very appetising.
Step 3. Identify the ‘head adjective’ (main adjective). If the adjective can function by itself, it’s described as the head of the adjective phrase.
E.g. ‘The burger looks very appetising.’ In this example, appetising still works as an adjective without the modifier very; therefore, it is the head adjective.
Step 4. Identify the modifiers. The words that work alongside the head adjective in an adjective phrase are called modifiers; these can be adverbs, prepositions, or other adjectives. Words that go before the head adjective are called premodifiers, and words that go after are called postmodifiers.
Fig 1. Adjective phrases can help us describe the burger
Structure of adjective phrases
The formation of adjective phrases typically involves the use of modifiers. Modifiers are words or phrases used alongside the main adjective, such as adverbs, prepositions, and comparative and superlative adjectives, to add more detail to the description of the noun. Adjective phrases can go before or after the noun. If they go before the noun, they are considered premodifiers, and if they go after, they are postmodifiers.
Adjective phrases as premodifiers
Here, the adjective phrase ‘short black’ is a premodifier for the noun ‘hair’.
Adjective phrases as postmodifiers
Adjective phrases as postmodifiers are often adverbs or prepositional phrases positioned after the noun.
He wanted the football on the top shelf.
The adjective phrase ‘on the top shelf’ is a postmodifier as it comes after the noun. The preposition ‘on’ has been used to describe the position of the noun (the football).
Types of adjective phrases
Adjective phrases typically contain an adjective and its modifiers (words that give extra detail). These modifiers are usually adverbs, prepositions, comparative and superlative adjectives, or additional adjectives. Let’s look at some examples of adjective phrases containing different types of modifiers.
Adjective phrases with multiple adjectives
Adjective phrases can simply be a list of adjectives.
She had long, silky, flowing black hair.
Adjective phrases with comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparative adjectives compare one thing to another, whereas superlative adjectives show the upper or lower limit of an adjective.
The birch tree is taller than the ash tree.
The birch tree is the tallest tree in this forest.
Adjective phrases with prepositions
Adjective phrases with prepositions give us more information regarding where a noun is. They can also tell us when something is happening.
The cup is on the shelf.
The party is at 8 pm.
Adjective phrases with adverbs
Typically speaking, adverbs modify verbs; however, they can also be used to add more detail or intensity to an adjective.
Her eyes are shockingly blue.
Fig 2. The adverb ‘shockingly’ intensifies the adjective ‘blue’
Examples of adjective phrases
Let’s take a look at some examples of adjective phrase examples. We will use the same base sentence and expand upon it to show you how adjective phrases are used to add extra information to a noun.
«Bill is strong»
This is a simple adjective phrase that consists of a single adjective, ‘strong’.
«Bill is very strong»
This adjective phrase includes the qualifier ‘very’. The qualifier supplements the head adjective (strong), acting as an intensifier since it makes the adjective stronger.
«Bill is even stronger than all of the boys in his class.»
This adjective phrase contains the comparative adjective ‘stronger’. It gives us even more information about Bill by comparing him to the other boys in the class.
The difference between a noun phrase and an adjective phrase
It can often be difficult to identify the difference between a noun phrase and an adjective phrase. So, let’s take a look at the key differences.
The definitive difference between them is that a noun phrase acts as a noun while an adjective phrase acts as an adjective. This difference is important when we try to determine the function of each phrase.
A noun phrase functions as the subject or object of a sentence, while an adjective phrase acts by modifying a noun.
The key to identifying a noun or adjective phrase is to remember that a noun phrase can appear anywhere in a sentence, while an adjective phrase can only appear before or after a noun.
Take a look at the following two sentences. Which one contains an adjective phrase?
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He was scared of the black cat.
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I found a tiny little kitten.
The correct answer is sentence number two. In number one, the black cat is the noun phrase that comes after the adjective scared. In number two the adjective phrase tiny little is used to describe the noun kitten.
Adjective Phrase — Key takeaways
- An adjective phrase is typically a group of words that acts as an adjective.
- An adjective phrase describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.
- Adjective phrases can go before or after a noun acting as a premodifier or a postmodifier.
- There are different types of adjective phrases such as Adjective phrases with multiple adjectives, adjective phrases with comparative and superlative adjectives, adjective phrases with prepositions, and adjective phrases with adverbs.
- An example of an adjective phrase is, ‘I have a cute, fluffy, yet naughty cat.’