Adjective List

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words.

An adjective often precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. In the following
examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:

The car-shaped balloon floated over the treetops.

Mrs. Smith papered her living room walls with hideous wall paper.
The large boat foundered on the wine dark sea.
The coal mines are dark and dank.
Many stores have already begun to play irritating Christmas music.
A battered music box sat on the mahogany sideboard.
The back room was filled with large, green rain boots.
Appearance Appearance Condition Condition Feelings (Bad) Feelings
Contd. Contd. (Bad)
Contd.
adorable glamorous alive impossible angry
adventurous gleaming annoying inexpensive annoyed grumpy
aggressive gorgeous bad innocent anxious helpless
alert graceful better inquisitive arrogant homeless
attractive grotesque beautiful modern ashamed hungry
average handsome brainy mushy awful hurt
beautiful homely breakable odd bad ill
blue-eyed light busy open bewildered itchy
bloody long careful outstanding black jealous
blushing magnificent cautious poor blue jittery
bright misty clever powerful bored lazy
clean motionless clumsy prickly clumsy lonely
clear muddy concerned puzzled combative mysterious
cloudy old-fashioned crazy real condemned nasty
colorful plain curious rich confused naughty
crowded poised dead shy crazy, flipped- nervous
cute precious different sleepy out nutty
dark quaint difficult stupid creepy obnoxious
drab shiny doubtful super cruel outrageous
distinct smoggy easy talented dangerous panicky
dull sparkling expensive tame defeated repulsive
elegant spotless famous tender defiant scary
excited stormy fragile tough depressed selfish
fancy strange frail uninterested disgusted sore
filthy ugly gifted vast disturbed tense
ugliest helpful wandering dizzy terrible
unsightly helpless wild dull testy
unusual horrible wrong embarrassed thoughtless
wide-eyed important envious tired
evil troubled
fierce upset
foolish uptight
frantic weary
 frightened wicked
grieving worried
Feelings Feelings Shape Size Sound Time
(Good) (Good)
Contd.
broad big cooing ancient
agreeable happy chubby colossal deafening brief
amused healthy crooked fat faint Early
brave helpful curved gigantic harsh fast
calm hilarious deep great high-pitched late
charming jolly flat huge hissing long
cheerful joyous high immense hushed modern
comfortable kind hollow large husky old
cooperative lively low little loud old-fashioned
courageous lovely narrow mammoth melodic quick
delightful lucky round massive moaning rapid
determined nice shallow miniature mute short
eager obedient skinny petite noisy slow
elated perfect square puny purring swift
enchanting pleasant steep scrawny quiet young
encouraging proud straight short raspy
energetic relieved wide small resonant
enthusiastic silly tall screeching
excited smiling teeny shrill
exuberant splendid teeny-tiny silent
fair successful tiny soft
faithful thankful squealing
fantastic thoughtful thundering
fine victorious voiceless
friendly vivacious whispering
funny witty
gentle wonderful
glorious zealous
good zany
Taste/Touch Taste/Touch Touch Quantity
Contd.

bitter melted boiling abundant

delicious nutritious breezy empty
fresh plastic broken few
juicy prickly bumpy heavy
ripe rainy chilly light
rotten rough cold many
salty scattered cool numerous
sour shaggy creepy substantial
spicy shaky crooked
stale sharp cuddly
sticky shivering curly
strong silky damaged
sweet slimy damp
tart slippery dirty
tasteless smooth dry
tasty soft dusty
thirsty solid filthy
fluttering steady flaky
fuzzy sticky fluffy
greasy tender freezing
grubby tight hot
hard uneven warm
hot weak wet
icy wet
loose wooden
yummy

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