Tag: Adjective

Adjective – Blunt (also more blunt; most blunt) 1 : having a thick edge or point : not sharp scissors with blunt (=rounded) ends He was hit over the head with a blunt instrument. (=an object without sharp edges or Read More …

Adjective – Amicable (more amicable; most amicable) showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument The discussions were amicable. They reached an amicable agreement. — amicability noun (noncount) — amicably adverb They met and settled the problem Read More …

Adjective – Disputatious Let’s start with the verb “dispute,” meaning “to debate, to argue, or to argue against, often in a loud, emotional way.” (We looked at “dispute” once before when we studied “undisputed,” a great word for describing things Read More …

Adjective – Hyperactive extremely active or too active hyperactive children All of these wild characters are products of the author’s hyperactive (=overactive) imagination.

Adjective – Sensational (more sensational; most sensational) 1 : causing very great excitement or interest with shocking details a particularly sensational trial/crime sensational headlines sensational news stories 2 : very excellent or great a sensational performance/idea a sensational (new) talent Read More …

Adjective – Radiant 1. sending out light; shining or glowing brightly. “a bird with radiant green and red plumage” Similar: shining, bright, illuminated, lit, lighted, brilliant, gleaming, glowing, ablaze, luminous, luminescent, lustrous, incandescent, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, flashing, shimmering, glowy, Read More …

Adjective – Baggy of clothing very loose : not tight baggy jeans/sweaters These pants are too baggy at the knees.

Adjective – Rococo Above is a room in a German palace. It’s decorated in the rococo style: a kind of extremely detailed, highly ornamented way of designing furniture, rooms, ceilings, and entire buildings that was popular in Europe in the Read More …

Adjective – Ominous The word “omen” comes straight from Latin and means “something that tells what will happen in the future.” Omens are either good or bad. You don’t hear too much about humdrum omens. But, maybe because we pay Read More …