Category: Adjectives

very clean and neat He keeps the house spic-and-span.

A person described as vulnerable in a general way is someone who is easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally. Vulnerable can also describe a person, group, or thing that is open to attack, harm, or damage. Both senses Read More …

not used before a noun 1 : of the arms : with the hands on the hips and the elbows turned outward She stood with arms akimbo. 2 : of the legs : spread apart in a bent position sitting Read More …

(more mischievous; most mischievous) 1 : causing or tending to cause annoyance or minor harm or damage a mischievous puppy/child 2 : showing a playful desire to cause trouble mischievous behavior a mischievous smile 3 : intended to harm someone Read More …

informal not working properly a haywire immune system — usually used in the phrase go haywire The disease has caused her immune system to go haywire. (=to stop working properly) The old radio went haywire. The stock market has gone Read More …

Tractable is used to describe someone or something that is easily led, managed, taught, or controlled. This new approach should make the problem more tractable. The horse’s tractable temperament made her especially popular with new riders.

(more arid; most arid) 1 : very dry : having very little rain or water an arid desert arid lands/regions 2 : lacking in interest and life a dull and arid textbook

Someone described as affluent has a large amount of money and owns many expensive things. Something, such as a place or institution, described as affluent is similarly rich or wealthy. The affluent suburb sports some of the finest public schools Read More …

1 of a boat : floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone We could see a ship adrift (=drifting) in the storm. The canoe was set/cast adrift from its moorings. 2 : without guidance, Read More …