Category: Adjectives

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 completely Read More …

(more inconspicuous; most inconspicuous) not very easy to see or notice : not conspicuous an inconspicuous brick building She tried to remain as inconspicuous as possible so that no one would see her there. — inconspicuously adverb He always dressed 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 …

(more insatiable; most insatiable) always wanting more : not able to be satisfied an insatiable appetite/thirst Her desire for knowledge was insatiable.

1 : (more therapeutic; most therapeutic) : producing good effects on your body or mind the therapeutic benefits of yoga Gardening can be very therapeutic. 2 : of or relating to the treatment of illness a therapeutic diet the therapeutic Read More …

moving a lot because of nervousness, boredom, etc. : tending to fidget He grew more fidgety with each passing hour. Coffee makes me fidgety. (=jumpy, restless)

(more commodious; most commodious) formal having a lot of space a commodious apartment/room/house

1 : hard to find or capture elusive creatures The solution remains elusive. The truth may prove elusive. 2 : hard to understand, define, or remember an elusive concept/idea/name — elusively adverb — elusiveness noun (noncount) the elusiveness of truth

very small a minuscule (=tiny) house/apartment/garden

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 The Read More …