Category: Adjectives

1 : grown or made at home or in your local area The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market. 2 : raised in or coming from your local area The music festival will feature some homegrown talent Read More …

To say that two people or things are kindred is to say that they are of a similar nature or character, or that they have the same ancestry. I believe she and I are kindred spirits. German and English are Read More …

1 : covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way The garden is overgrown with weeds. an overgrown path 2 : grown to a size that is unusually or too large an overgrown plant an overgrown ego He Read More …

left empty, abandoned The town was deserted. (=there were no people in the town) We came upon a deserted (=abandoned) old hotel. a deserted street/road deserted wives/husbands/children

(more grotesque; most grotesque) 1 : very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural animals with grotesque deformities a grotesque villain The actors wore dark capes and grotesque masks. 2 : extremely different from what Read More …

1 : willing to do dangerous or difficult things a daring reporter who has covered several wars She’s a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology. 2 : showing a lack of fear Emergency crews quickly planned a daring (=bold) Read More …

1 : showing courage : very brave The defenders of the fort made a gallant stand. a gallant knight They failed to reach the summit, but they made a gallant attempt. 2 : large and impressive a gallant ship 3 Read More …

1 : causing strong dislike or disgust repulsive and evil acts a repulsive (=repellent) man The rotten meat was repulsive. (=nauseating, revolting) 2 : physics : of or relating to the force that pushes something away from something else Magnets Read More …

1 : of, relating to, or suitable for the country or people who live in the country The inn has a rustic atmosphere. a rustic village 2 : made of rough wood simple, rustic furniture — rusticity noun (noncount) the Read More …

(more tedious; most tedious) boring and too slow or long He made a tedious 45-minute speech. The work is tedious, but it needs to get done. – tediously adverb a tediously long speech – tediousness noun (noncount)