Category: Adjectives

Adjective > Exemplary (more exemplary; most exemplary) 1 : extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied We congratulated him on his exemplary (=outstanding, excellent) work. an exemplary school an exemplary citizen 2 : formal : serving as an Read More …

Adjective > Invasive (more invasive; most invasive) 1 : tending to spread The cancer is invasive. invasive plants 2 medical : involving entry into the body by cutting or by inserting an instrument an invasive medical procedure

Adjective > Wacky informal amusing and very strange wacky ideas My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter. the wacky world of his imagination — wackiness / noun (noncount)

Adjective > Edible suitable or safe to eat edible fruit a plant with edible leaves All of the decorations on the gingerbread house were edible. — edibility noun (noncount) — edibles noun, informal (plural) cheese, crackers, and other edibles

Adjective > Fastidious Our word “fastidious” comes from a Latin one meaning “dislike, or squeamishness.” In English, “fastidious” first meant “disgusting,” then “disgusted,” then “easily disgusted and very hard to please.” It’s this latest meaning that survives today. If things Read More …

Adjective > Contagious (more contagious; most contagious) 1 : able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching a contagious disease It’s a highly contagious virus. 2 : having a sickness that can be passed to Read More …

Adjective > Cognitive Cognition is the act of thinking or knowing, or the process of learning and using what you’ve learned. And something cognitive involves thinking, knowing, learning, or using what you’ve learned. Part of speech: Adjective: “She took a Read More …

Adjective > Shabby (also more shabby; most shabby) 1 : in poor condition especially because of age or use The furniture was old and shabby. He wore a shabby coat. Her first apartment was pretty shabby. 2 : dressed in Read More …

Adjective > Effervescent Inside the word effervescent, you can almost see the Latin fervescere, “beginning to boil,” and inside that, fervere, “to boil, to glow, or to be hot.” Fervere also gave us the words fervor, ferment, and fer___cy, meaning Read More …

Adjective > Impractical not practical: such as a : not easy to do or use : not suitable for the situation Little sports cars are impractical for large families. an attractive but completely impractical pair of shoes (=shoes that look Read More …