Category: Adjectives

(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 …

always used after a noun informal in large numbers or amounts The store promises bargains galore (=promises that there will be many bargains) during its weekend sale.

Gratuitous describes things that are not necessary, appropriate, or justified, as in “a gratuitous insult” or “a gratuitous assumption.” Gratuitous can also mean “free.” The film was criticized for its gratuitous violence. A local veterinary technician provides gratuitous services to Read More …

Someone or something described as acquisitive is characterized by a strong desire to own or acquire more things. The game aims to teach middle schoolers to balance their acquisitive instincts with a consideration of what will benefit society as a Read More …

To prognosticate is to predict or foreshadow something. Our company uses current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like.

(more furious; most furious) 1 : very angry She’s furious at/over how slowly the investigation is proceeding. I was furious with/at them for printing the story. a furious argument 2 a : very powerful or violent a furious storm b Read More …

(more listless; most listless) lacking energy or spirit The heat made everyone tired and listless. The party was a listless affair. a listless economy

Docile is used to describe those who are easily taught, led, or managed. Though the professor feared a rowdy incoming class, he found that his new students were docile and eager to learn.