Category: Adjectives

(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 …

informal very good : excellent or great The car is in tip-top shape/condition.

(more blistering; most blistering) very harsh or powerful blistering heat/sun He received a blistering (=scathing) letter from his ex-wife. a hockey player with a blistering slap shot blistering adverb a blistering hot day blisteringly adverb a blisteringly hot day

(more hangdog; most hangdog) sad or depressed He came home with a hangdog expression/look on his face.

sure to happen the inevitable result Some criticism was inevitable. (=unavoidable)

extremely sad and not able to be comforted She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.

of, relating to, or resembling a lion a leonine mane of hair leonine strength