Category: Adjectives

often disapproving strongly supporting one leader, group, or cause over another partisan interests/loyalties/politics She is highly/fiercely partisan.

Copious is a synonym of abundant and plentiful. It is always used before a noun to describe something very large in amount or number. The pie was served with a copious amount of ice cream. Jacqueline took copious notes during Read More …

1 : growing or expanding very quickly booming car sales We’re not benefiting from the country’s booming economy. 2 : loud and low : having a low rumbling sound Suddenly the children heard Grandpa’s booming voice demanding that they get Read More …

Sentient is a formal term that typically describes beings conscious of or responsive to the sensations of seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling. An avid gardener, Dorothy has recently been absorbed in books that examine the question of whether, and Read More …

formal 1 : lying on your back with your face upward a supine position He was lying supine on the couch. 2 : disapproving : willing to be controlled by others : weak or passive a supine attitude a supine Read More …

(more alluring; most alluring) very attractive : having a quality that attracts people an alluring offer/smile/aroma

(more spectacular; most spectacular) causing wonder and admiration : very impressive a spectacular sunset a spectacular play in a football game The stock market has made a spectacular (=sensational) recovery. — spectacularly adverb He played spectacularly. a spectacularly successful novel Read More …

Durable describes people or things that last, or remain strong and in good condition over a long period of time. It is often used figuratively, as in “a durable athlete.” The fabric was durable enough to withstand chewing from the Read More …

1 : (more passive; most passive) — used to describe someone who allows things to happen or who accepts what other people do or decide without trying to change anything His passive acceptance of the decision surprised us In her Read More …

1 : resulting in victory or success The boxer made a triumphant return to the ring. (=the boxer won when he returned to the ring to fight again) 2 : celebrating victory or success a triumphant shout — triumphantly adverb Read More …