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ADJECTIVES IN GENERAL
An
adjective
modifies anounor a pronoun  by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective often precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. In the followingexamples, the
highlighted
words are adjectives:The
car-shaped
balloon floated over the treetops.Mrs. Smith papered her 
living room
walls with
hideous
wall paper.The
large
 boat foundered on the
wine dark 
sea.The
coal
mines are
dark 
and
dank 
.
Many
stores have already begun to play
irritating
 
Christmas
music.A
battered
 
music
box sat on the
mahogany
sideboard.The back room was filled with
large
,
green
rain boots.
Appearance
 adorableadventurousaggressivealertattractiveaverage beautiful blue-eyed bloody blushing brightcleanclear cloudycolorfulcrowdedcutedark drabdistinctdullelegantexcitedfancyfilthy
Appearance
Contd.
 glamorousgleaminggorgeousgracefulgrotesquehandsomehomelylightlongmagnificentmistymotionlessmuddyold-fashioned plain poised preciousquaintshinysmoggysparklingspotlessstormystrangeuglyugliestunsightlyunusualwide-eyed
Condition
 aliveannoying bad better  beautiful brainy breakable busycarefulcautiousclever clumsyconcernedcrazycuriousdeaddifferentdifficultdoubtfuleasyexpensivefamousfragilefrailgiftedhelpfulhelplesshorribleimportant
Condition
Contd.
 impossibleinexpensiveinnocentinquisitivemodernmushyoddopenoutstanding poor  powerful prickly puzzledrealrichshysleepystupidsuper talentedtametender toughuninterestedvastwanderingwildwrong
Feelings (Bad)
 angryannoyedanxiousarrogantashamedawful bad bewildered black  blue boredclumsycombativecondemnedconfusedcrazy, flipped-outcreepycrueldangerousdefeateddefiantdepresseddisgusteddisturbeddizzydullembarrassedenviousevilfiercefoolishfranticfrightenedgrieving
Feelings(Bad)
Contd.
grumpyhelplesshomelesshungryhurtillitchy
 
 jealous jitterylazylonelymysteriousnastynaughtynervousnuttyobnoxiousoutrageous panickyrepulsivescaryselfishsoretenseterribletestythoughtlesstiredtroubledupsetuptightwearywickedworried
 
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Feelings(Good)
 agreeableamused bravecalmcharmingcheerfulcomfortablecooperativecourageousdelightfuldeterminedeager elatedenchantingencouragingenergeticenthusiasticexcitedexuberantfair faithfulfantasticfinefriendlyfunnygentlegloriousgood
Feelings(Good)
Contd.
 happyhealthyhelpfulhilarious jolly joyouskindlivelylovelyluckyniceobedient perfect pleasant proudrelievedsillysmilingsplendidsuccessfulthankfulthoughtfulvictoriousvivaciouswittywonderfulzealouszany
Shape
  broadchubbycrookedcurveddeepflathighhollowlownarrowroundshallowskinnysquaresteepstraightwide
Size
  bigcolossalfatgiganticgreathugeimmenselargelittlemammothmassiveminiature petite punyscrawnyshortsmalltallteenyteeny-tinytiny 
Sound
 cooingdeafeningfaintharshhigh-pitchedhissinghushedhuskyloudmelodicmoaningmutenoisy purringquietraspyresonantscreechingshrillsilentsoftsquealingthunderingvoicelesswhispering
Time
 ancient brief Earlyfastlatelongmodernoldold-fashionedquick rapidshortslowswiftyoung
Taste/Touch
  bitter deliciousfresh juicyriperottensaltysour spicystalestickystrongsweettarttastelesstasty
Taste/TouchContd.
 meltednutritious plastic pricklyrainyroughscatteredshaggyshakysharpshiveringsilkyslimyslipperysmoothsoft
Touch
  boiling breezy broken bumpychillycoldcoolcreepycrookedcuddlycurlydamageddampdirtydrydusty
Quantity
 abundantemptyfewheavylightmanynumeroussubstantial 
 
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thirstyflutteringfuzzygreasygrubbyhardhoticyloose solidsteadystickytender tightunevenweak wetwoodenyummy filthyflakyfluffyfreezinghotwarmwet
PERSONALITY ADJECTIVESPositive Personality Adjectives
 The following positive Personality Adjectives are in common use in the Englishlanguage. Negative personality adjectives are listed in a separate table below:
Positive Personality AdjectivesA - EPersonalityAdjectivesadaptableadorableagreeablealertalluringambitiousamusedboundlessbravebrightcalmcapablecharmingcheerfulcoherentcomfortableconfidentcooperativecourageouscredibleculturedE - PPersonalityAdjectivesexuberantfabulousfairfaithfulfantasticfearlessfinefrank friendlyfunnygenerousgentlegloriousgoodhappyharmonioushelpfulhilarioushonorableimpartialindustriousP - ZPersonalityAdjectivesproductiveprotectiveproudpunctualquietreceptivereflectiverelievedresoluteresponsiblerhetoricalrighteousromanticsedateseemlyselectiveself-assuredsensitiveshrewdsillysincere
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