ADJECTIVES

1 adjective order

2 useful adjectives

3 extreme adjectives

4 intensifiers for adjectives

 adjecive order
When we use several adjectives together they follow the following order.

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1) I bought a pair of shoes. (new, dancing, beautiful)
2) He’s such a boy. (young, silly, Irish)
3) I need a dictionary. (new, small, French)
4) He loves playing with his car. (plastic, racing, cool)
5) I saw her walking a dog. (little, fluffy, cute)
6) I used to drive a pickup truck. (big, red, old)
 useful adjectives
annoying mean
awkward moody
bitter naughty
broke overrated
charming pissed off
chatty posh
cheeky (un)reliable
clumsy scruffy
cocky sensible
comfy sloppy
cosy/cozy smart
creepy spotless
delighted starving
demanding stubborn
dodgy stunning
dull terrific
(un)fair tight
fed up tough
filthy tricky
fussy ugly
gorgeous unbearable
grubby underrated
grumpy upset
handsome useless
handy weird
hilarious willing
knackered wise
(un)likely witty
 definitions
annoying making you feel irritated
awkward making you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
bitter feeling angry, jealous or resentful
broke without money
charming extremely pleasant or attractive
chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way
cheeky rude or disrespectful, often in an amusing way
clumsy not behaving in a controlled or graceful way (physically)
cocky too confident about your abilities (syn. arrogant)
comfy comfortable (shortened)
cosy/cozy warm and comfortable (houses, rooms, clothes)
creepy making you feel afraid, uncomfortable or repulsed
delighted very pleased and happy
demanding requiring a lot of ability, effort or skill
dodgy not to be trusted, involving danger or risk
dull not interesting or exciting (syn. boring)
(un)fair reasonable, acceptable or right
fed up annoyed or bored with something you want to change
filthy extremely dirty
fussy very concerned about small details, difficult to satisfy
gorgeous extremely beautiful or attractive
grubby quite dirty
grumpy bad tempered and easily annoyed
handsome very good-looking or attractive (mostly for men)
handy useful or convenient
hilarious extremely funny
knackered extremely tired (inf.)
(un)likely (not) probable or expected
 definitions
mean cruel or unkind
moody in a bad mood or temperamental
naughty disobedient or badly-behaved
overrated not as good as most people say
pissed off angry or disappointed
posh elegant, expensive or typical of high social class
(un)reliable can(not) be trusted or depended on
scruffy dirty and untidy in one’s appearance
sensible having good sense or reason
sloppy not done carefully or with proper effort
smart elegant and tidy in one’s appearance
spotless extremely clean
starving extremely hungry
stubborn determined not to change one’s mind
stunning extremely attractive, beautiful or impressive
terrific excellent or wonderful
tight not generous or wanting to spend money
tough hard or difficult
tricky complicated to answer or deal with
ugly extremely unattractive or unpleasant to look at
unbearable too unpleasant or painful to tolerate or deal with
underrated better than most people say
upset worried, unhappy or angry
useless not useful or effective in any way
weird very strange and unusual
willing prepared to do something
wise sensible and having good judgment
witty clever and funny with words
 choose the adjective
pissed off | scruffy | ugly | delighted | tight | smart | broke

1) I’m really with you right now so don’t talk to me.

2) I hate my new haircut, it makes me look so .
3) We’re with the news. It calls for a celebration.
4) I spent a fortune last weekend and now I’m .
5) You look very . Do you have an interview or something?
6) My mother thinks my beard makes me look but I disagree.
7) Don’t bother asking her for money, she’s really .

willing | tricky | mean | weird | spotless | awkward | chatty

8) That was a really thing to say. You should apologize.

9) What’s that smell? Have you farted?
10) My sister is such a person, she never stops talking.
11) There was an moment when nobody said anything.
12) A Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle.
13) I’ve been cleaning for hours and finally the house is .
14) Are you to make sacrifices to achieve your goals?

handsome | fussy | overrated | charming | upset | starving | stunning

15) I met a man from a village called Kingsbridge.

16) That TV show is so . I don’t get the hype around it.
17) Is the dinner ready yet? I’m absolutely .
18) I was blown away by the landscape of Iceland.
19) Her pet fish has died so she’s a bit .
20) Who’s that guy in the photo? Please tell me he’s single.
21) Honestly, I don’t mind what we have for lunch. I’m really not .
 wise | reliable | annoying | hilarious | clumsy | naughty | demanding

22) I wouldn’t fly with that airline as they’re not very .

23) You’re always dropping and breaking things. , aren’t you?
24) I was quite a child and my father would often scold me.
25) Can you turn off that bloody alarm! It’s so .
26) Raising children on your own is extremely .
27) He’s always cracking jokes, he’s .
28) She’s quite for such a young lady.

dodgy | grumpy | posh | cosy | witty | sloppy | terrific

29) Your handwriting is , please try to write more carefully.

30) Messi put in a performance in the final.
31) Chandler in Friends has a sense of humour.
32) She’s more than the Queen of England.
33) Your bed looks so . Mind if I join you?
34) Most politicians are , you just can’t trust them.
35) I get when I’m hungry and tired.

tough | likely | useless | grubby | unbearable | bitter | cocky

36) Don’t waste your time with that book, it’s full of information.
37) I’m a modest guy so you won’t see me being .
38) The problem with white t-shirts is that they get easily.
39) The weather forecast said it’s to rain.
40) My husband’s snoring is . I still love him though.
41) Where do I see myself in 5 years? What a question!
42) Are you still towards your ex? It’s time to let it go.
 gorgeous | creepy | underrated | stubborn | fed up | sensible | handy

43) You should be more with your money and save a little.
44) For me, he’s an actor who definitely deserves more recognition.
45) There’s just something about Dr. Frankenstein.
46) I’m really with this awful weather. I need a holiday.
47) You look in that outfit. I love you so much!
48) WhatsApp is for keeping in touch with friends and family.
49) Why are you so ? Just admit that you are wrong.

dull | comfy | unfair | moody | filthy | knackered | cheeky

50) I need a new matress as this one isn’t at all.

51) Don’t be to your mother. Apologise, immediately.
52) He’s so even the sound of his voice puts me to sleep.
53) That’s so , he’s actually really interesting.
54) I went for a 10k run and I’m bloody now.
55) The boss is a bit today so stay away from him.
56) My trainers are . I’d better put them in the wash.
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1) comfortable (shortened)
2) useful or convenient
5) probable or expected
7) extremely tired (inf.)
9) extremely beautiful or attractive
11) making you feel afraid, uncomfortable or repulsed
12) not acting in a controlled or graceful way (physical)
14) feeling angry, jealous or resentful
15) very pleased and happy
16) not to be trusted, involving danger or risks

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1) rude or disrespectful, often in an amusing way
2) extremely funny
3) not interesting or exciting
4) very good-looking or attractive (for men)
6) making you feel irritated
8) reasonable, acceptable or right
10) quite dirty
11) extremely pleasant or attractive
12) liking to talk a lot in a friendly way
13) extremely dirty
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1) worried, unhappy or angry
3) sensible and having good judgment
5) angry or disappointed
7) in a bad mood or temperamental
8) extremely unattractive or unpleasant to look at
10) determined not to change one’s mind
12) not generous or wanting to spend money
13) extremely hungry
15) having good sense or reason
16) better than most people say

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1) not useful or effective in any way
2) extremely clean
4) not done carefully or with proper effort
5) elegant, expensive or typical of high social class
6) extremely attractive, beautiful or impressive
8) too unpleasant or painful to tolerate or deal with
9) clever and funny with words
11) disobedient or badly-behaved
14) cruel or unkind
 extreme adjectives matching

afraid terrific
angry huge/enormous
bad deafening
big fascinating
clean delighted
cold thrilling
confusing freezing
crowded packed
dirty miserable
exciting tiny
funny soaked
good awful
good-looking furious/livid
happy gorgeous
hot filthy
hungry exhausted/knackered
interesting distraught
loud mind-boggling
pleased spotless
small petrified/terrified
tired boiling/roasting/scorching
unhappy ecstatic/thrilled
upset comical/hilarious
wet starving
note:
You can use very with the first column but not with an extreme adjective.
So it’s either very hungry or starving (never very starving)
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1) very upset
3) very wet
5) very bad
6) very hungry
8) very happy
11) very unhappy
13) very exciting
14) very dirty
16) very cold

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2) very clean
4) very loud
7) very crowded
9) very afraid
10) very good
12) very hot
13) very small
15) very big
 intensifiers for adjectives

a little bit somewhat fairly quite very extremely

a bit kind of rather so
a little pretty really
slightly

context
It’s a little bit cold today so you’d better wear a jumper.
I’m a bit fed up with my job. I don’t think I’ll be here in 12 months.
She’s a little fussy when it comes to food.
I’ll be slightly late, just a few minutes, so go ahead without me.
They were somewhat upset when I broke the news.
Your beard makes you look kind of scruffy but I like it anyway.
It’s not the most comfortable sofa in the world but it’s fairly comfy.
I was rather surprised to discover he was single.
I’d always thought you were dull but actually you’re pretty cool.
It gets quite cold in England during winter.
He’s very tight with money. Perhaps that’s why he’s got so much.
Why are you so grumpy today? Get up on the wrong side of the bed?
Your advice was really handy. Thanks a mill, I owe you one.
Ronaldo is extremely cocky, isn’t he?

note:
With extreme adjectives like filthy or huge, you can’t use these intensifiers.
Use absolutely to intensify these adjectives - absolutely filthy, huge, etc.
 adjective synonyms
amazing extraordinary, fabulous, incredible, unbelievable, wonderful
angry mad, furious, livid, indignant
awful dreadful, terrible, poor, rubbish (inf.)
beautiful pretty, lovely, handsome, attractive, gorgeous, stunning
big large, huge, enormous, gigantic, immense, vast, colossal, sizable
brave courageous, fearless, daring, bold, valiant, intrepid
calm peaceful, still, tranquil, serene, composed, collected, level-headed
dangerous perilous, hazardous, risky, unsafe, treacherous
delicious tasty, scrumptious, appetizing, savory
enthusiastic keen, eager, interested, fervent
false fake, fraudulent, counterfeit, untrue, unfounded, erroneous
famous well-known, renowned, celebrated, famed, eminent, noted
fast quick, rapid, speedy, prompt
fat overweight, rotund, plump, chubby, pudgy, chunky
funny humorous, amusing, comical, hilarious, laughable
good excellent, fine, wonderful, marvelous, top-notch, superb, terrific
happy pleased, content, glad, elated, cheerful, delighted, ecstatic
important necessary, vital, essential, critical, significant, invaluable
interesting fascinating, engaging, intriguing, though-provoking, engrossing
little tiny, small, petite, minute, diminutive
moody temperamental, changeable, grumpy, irritable, touchy
new fresh, brand new, latest, contemporary, current, recent
old ancient, aged, mature, outdated, archaic, obsolete, elderly
quiet silent, still, soundless, mute, tranquil, peaceful, hushed
right correct, accurate, precise, factual, true, proper, exact, fair, just
scared afraid, frightened, terrified, petrified, fearful, jumpy, unnerved
strange odd, peculiar, unusual, funny, queer, weird, curious, bizarre
wrong incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, erroneous, false, untrue