Tag: Adjective

(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 …

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 Read More …

Tractable is used to describe someone or something that is easily led, managed, taught, or controlled. This new approach should make the problem more tractable. The horse’s tractable temperament made her especially popular with new riders.

(more arid; most arid) 1 : very dry : having very little rain or water an arid desert arid lands/regions 2 : lacking in interest and life a dull and arid textbook

Someone described as affluent has a large amount of money and owns many expensive things. Something, such as a place or institution, described as affluent is similarly rich or wealthy. The affluent suburb sports some of the finest public schools Read More …

1 of a boat : floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone We could see a ship adrift (=drifting) in the storm. The canoe was set/cast adrift from its moorings. 2 : without guidance, Read More …

(more immense; most immense) very great in size or amount He inherited an immense fortune. immense power/wealth Her movies continue to enjoy immense (=enormous, tremendous) popularity. She is an artist of immense talent.

Someone described as svelte is considered slender or thin in an attractive or graceful way. Svelte can also be used to describe something sleek, such as a vehicle or an article of clothing. The svelte singer seemed to float across Read More …

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 …