Tag: Adjective

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 …

Adjective > Spooky (also more spooky; most spooky) strange and frightening a spooky movie The music was pretty spooky. a spooky old house

Adjective – Foolish having or showing a lack of good sense or judgment : STUPID, SILLY a foolish decision/mistake He was wearing a foolish grin. She’s been taking foolish risks. — foolishly adverb He foolishly ignored his parents’ advice. — Read More …