Category: Adjectives

informal going beyond what is expected, usual, normal, or appropriate : excessive or exaggerated an over-the-top hair style

Someone described as haggard appears tired or thin especially as if because of hunger, worry, or pain. Haggard can also describe someone who looks wild or otherwise disheveled. After a disastrous rafting trip, Robin emerged from the woods looking haggard Read More …

formal + literary showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity a long, languid sigh They proceeded at a languid pace. It was a hot, languid summer day. — languidly adverb He was leaning languidly against the wall. The Read More …

extremely sad and not able to be comforted She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.

Something described as prestigious has the respect and admiration that someone or something gets for being successful or important. Chelsea’s mom often bragged about her daughter’s job at the prestigious company.

1 : of or relating to the sun a solar eclipse/phenomenon 2 : produced by or using the sun’s light or heat solar energy/power a solar heating system

Turbid is a formal word that has several meanings having to do with literal or figurative muddiness or cloudiness. It’s most often used literally to describe water that is thick or opaque with stirred-up sediment, as in “the river’s turbid Read More …

(more discontent; most discontent) not pleased or satisfied : DISCONTENTED Polls show that voters are growing increasingly discontent.

Someone or something described as callous does not feel or show any concern about the problems or suffering of other people. Several employees cringed at the callous remark their supervisor made about the team’s performance.

1 a : left without needed protection or care an abandoned baby b : left by the owner an abandoned house/car c : no longer held or thought of : given up abandoned (=forsaken) hopes/dreams 2 : (more abandoned; most Read More …