List of Adjectives: Learn List of 200 Popular Adjectives in English

List of adjectives!!! This lesson shows you a list of adjectives, adjective definition, and adjectives examples in English.

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List of Adjectives

Adjective Definition

Adjective definition: An adjective is a part of speech that describes, identifies, or quantifies a noun or a pronoun. An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun so that it will become more specific and interesting.

Adjectives examples:

She was a very beautiful woman.
The dolphin is an intelligent animal.
This dish is delicious with cream.
I was too nervous to eat.
The baby put his tiny hand in mine.

Adjectives List

This list of adjectives in English is a good place to start expanding your English vocabulary.

Abrupt
Acidic
Adorable
Amiable
Amused
Appalling
Appetizing
Average
Batty
Beautiful
Blushing
Bored
Brave
Bright
Broad
Bulky
Burly
Charming
Cheeky
Cheerful
Chubby
Clean
Clear
Cloudy
Clueless
Clumsy
Cool
Creepy
Crooked
Cruel
Cumbersome
Curved
Cynical
Dangerous
Dashing
Decayed
Deceitful
Deep
Defeated
Defiant
Delicious
Disturbed
Dizzy
Drab
Drained
Dull
Eager
Ecstatic
Elated
Elegant
Emaciated
Embarrassed
Enchanting
Energetic
Enormous
Extensive
Exuberant
Fancy
Fantastic
Fast
Fierce
Filthy
Flat
Floppy
Fluttering
Foolish
Frantic
Fresh
Friendly
Frightened
Frothy
Funny
Fuzzy
Gaudy
Gentle
Ghastly
Giddy
Gigantic
Glamorous
Gleaming
Glorious
Gorgeous
Graceful
Greasy
Grieving
Gritty
Grotesque
Grubby
Grumpy
Handsome
Happy
Healthy
Helpful
Helpless
High
Hollow
Homely
Hot
Horrific
Huge
Hungry
Hurt
Icy
Ideal
Intelligent
Irritable
Itchy
Intrigued
Irate
Jealous
Jittery
Jolly
Joyous
Juicy
Jumpy
Kind
Lethal
Little
Lively
Livid
Lonely
Lovely
Lucky
Ludicrous
Macho
Mute
Narrow
Nasty
Naughty
Nervous
Nutty
Perfect
Perplexed
Petite
Petty
Plain
Pleasant
Poised
Pompous
Precious
Prickly
Proud
Pungent
Puny
Quaint
Reassured
Relieved
Repulsive
Responsive
Ripe
Robust
Rotten
Rotund
Rough
Round
Salty
Sarcastic
Scant
Scary
Scattered
Scrawny
Selfish
Shaggy
Shaky
Shallow
Sharp
Shiny
Short
Silky
Silly
Skinny
Slimy
Slippery
Small
Straight
Sweet
Tart
Tasty
Teeny
Tender
Tense
Terrible
Testy
Thankful
Thick
Tight
Timely
Tricky
Trite
Uneven
Tiny
Uptight
Vast
Vexed
Vivid
Wacky
Weary
Zany
Zealous
Zippy

Adjectives Examples

How could he explain his abrupt disappearance from the party?
If you’re brave enough to say GOODBYE, life will reward you with a new HELLO.
I’m amazed that she keeps so cheerful.
We argued him out of going on such a dangerous journey.
He looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.
The children here are quite friendly with one another.
The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.
He takes a ghoulish delight in reading about horrific murders.
After giving up smoking, he became fat and irritable.
She told me all the juicy details.
His cruelty belied his kind words.
It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret.
He’s too macho to ever admit he was wrong.
He looked like a nutty professor.
He became involved in petty crime as a teenager.
There were many small lanes in the quaint village.
Gleeson was so repulsive that surely no one would be interested in him.
It was a really scary moment.
It had been a long day, and Sarah was getting a little testy.
Relax! You’re getting too uptight about it.
The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.
I don’t want to make the novel sound wacky, let alone conspiratorial.
She was most zealous in performing her duties.

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