List of Adjectives

The list of adjectives is something of wonder. Read on and learn how to use
your adjective powers for good.

An adjective's job is to modify a noun or pronoun. They are always near the
noun or pronoun they are describing. Be careful how you use adjectives such as
interesting, beautiful, great, wonderful, or exciting. Many adjectives like these are
overused and add little definition to a sentence. Instead, show your reader or
listener what you are talking about by using verbs and nouns creatively.
Adjectives are often used to describe the degree of modification.

The adjective forms are positive, comparative, and superlative.

This tree is tall. (positive)

That tree is taller. (comparative)
The last tree in the row is the tallest. (superlative)

A handful of adjectives have irregular forms of positive, comparative, and

superlative usage.

These include good/better/best, bad/worse/worst, little/less/least, much-many-

some/more/most, far/further/furthest.

My lunch was good, hers was better, and yours was the best.

Proper adjectives are derived from proper nouns. They commonly describe
something in terms of nationality, religious affiliation, or culture. Like proper
nouns, proper adjectives have their first letter capitalized. Some examples of
proper adjectives include:
American Scottish Catholic
French Asian Lutheran
Japanese Australian Muslim

The following lists are just some of the adjectives in the English language.
They are categorized by the type of attribute they describe. Use your
dictionary or thesaurus to add to each list or use the complete list below this
one.
Appearance Adjectives

adorable
beautiful
clean
drab
elegant
fancy
glamorous
handsome
long
magnificent
old-fashioned
plain
quaint
sparkling
ugliest
unsightly
wide-eyed

Colour Adjectives

red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
gray
black
white

Feelings (Bad) Adjectives

angry
bewildered
clumsy
defeated
embarrassed
fierce
grumpy
helpless
itchy
jealous
lazy
mysterious
nervous
obnoxious
panicky
repulsive
scary
thoughtless
uptight
worried

Feelings (Good) Adjectives

agreeable
brave
calm
delightful
eager
faithful
gentle
happy
jolly
kind
lively
nice
obedient
proud
relieved
silly
thankful
victorious
witty
zealous

Condition Adjectives

alive
better
careful
clever
dead
easy
famous
gifted
helpful
important
inexpensive
mushy
odd
powerful
rich
shy
tender
uninterested
vast
wrong.

Size Adjectives

big
colossal
fat
gigantic
great
huge
immense
large
little
mammoth
massive
miniature
petite
puny
scrawny
short
small
tall
teeny
teeny-tiny
tiny

Taste/Touch Adjectives

bitter
delicious
fresh
greasy
juicy
hot
icy
loose
melted
nutritious
prickly
rainy
rotten
salty
sticky
strong
sweet
tart
tasteless
uneven
weak
wet
wooden
yummy

Time Adjectives
ancient
brief
early
fast
late
long
modern
old
old-fashioned
quick
rapid
short
slow
swift
young

Touch Adjectives

boiling
breeze
broken
bumpy
chilly
cold
cool
creepy
crooked
cuddly
curly
damaged
damp
dirty
dry
dusty
filthy
flaky
fluffy
freezing
hot
warm
wet

Sound Adjectives

cooing
deafening
faint
hissing
loud
melodic
noisy
purring
quiet
raspy
screeching
thundering
voiceless
whispering

Shape Adjectives

broad
chubby
crooked
curved
deep
flat
high
hollow
low
narrow
round
shallow
skinny
square
steep
straight
wide.

Quantity Adjectives

abundant
empty
few
full
heavy
light
many
numerous
sparse
substantial

Why do you need a list of adjectives? Adjectives can turn the ordinary in to
the extraordinary. When used properly, they can add brilliant interest to your
conversation or written communication. However, there can be too much of a
good thing. Please keep your adjectives effective by choosing them wisely.
A B C D E

aback bad cagey daffy eager

abaft barbarous calculating daily early
abandoned bashful callous damaged earsplitting
abashed bawdy calm damaging earthy
aberrant beautiful capable damp easy
abhorrent befitting capricious dangerous eatable
abiding belligerent careful dapper economic
abject careless dark educated
ablaze beneficial caring dashing efficacious
able bent cautious dazzling efficient
abnormal berserk ceaseless dead eight
aboard best certain deadpan elastic
aboriginal better changeabl deafening elated
abortive bewildered e dear elderly
abounding charming debonair electric
abrasive big cheap decisive elegant
abrupt billowy cheerful decorous elfin
absent bite-sized chemical deep elite
absorbed bitter chief deeply embarrasse
absorbing bizarre childlike defeated d
abstracted black chilly defective eminent
absurd black-and- chivalrous defiant empty
abundant white chubby delicate enchanted
abusive bloody chunky delicious enchanting
acceptable blue clammy delightful encouragin
accessible blue-eyed classy demonic g
accidental blushing clean delirious endurable
accurate boiling clear dependent energetic
acid boorish clever depressed enormous
acidic bored cloistered deranged entertaining
acoustic boring cloudy descriptive
acrid bouncy closed deserted enthusiastic
actually boundless clumsy detailed
ad hoc brainy cluttered determine envious
adamant brash coherent d equable
adaptable brave cold devilish equal
addicted brawny colorful didactic erect
adhesive breakable colossal different erratic
adjoining breezy combative difficult ethereal
adorable brief comfortabl diligent evanescent
adventurous bright e direful evasive
afraid bright common dirty even
aggressive broad complete disagreeab excellent
agonizing broken complex le excited
agreeable brown concerned disastrous exciting
ahead bumpy condemne discreet exclusive
ajar burly d disgusted exotic
alcoholic bustling confused disgusting expensive
alert busy conscious disillusione extra-large
alike cooing d extra-small
alive cool dispensabl exuberant
alleged cooperativ e exultant
alluring e distinct
aloof coordinate disturbed
amazing d divergent
ambiguous courageou dizzy
ambitious s domineerin
amuck cowardly g
amused crabby doubtful
amusing craven drab
ancient crazy draconian
angry creepy dramatic
animated crooked dreary
annoyed crowded drunk
annoying cruel dry
anxious cuddly dull
apathetic cultured dusty
aquatic cumberso dusty
aromatic me dynamic
arrogant curious dysfunctio
ashamed curly nal
aspiring curved
assorted curvy
astonishing cut
attractive cute
auspicious cute
automatic cynical
available
average
awake
aware
awesome
awful
axiomatic

F G H I J

fabulous gabby habitual icky jaded

faded gainful half icy jagged
faint gamy hallowed idiotic jazzy
fair gaping halting ignorant jealous
faithful garrulous handsome ill jittery
fallacious gaudy handsomel illegal jobless
false general y ill-fated jolly
familiar gentle handy ill- joyous
famous giant hanging informed judicious
fanatical giddy hapless illustrious juicy
fancy gifted happy imaginary jumbled
fantastic gigantic hard immense jumpy
far glamorous hard-to- imminent juvenile
far-flung find impartial
fascinated gleaming harmoniou imperfect
fast glib s impolite
fat glistening harsh important
faulty glorious hateful imported
fearful glossy heady impossible
fearless godly healthy incandesce
feeble good heartbreaki nt
feigned goofy ng incompete
female gorgeous heavenly nt
fertile graceful heavy inconclusiv
festive grandiose hellish e
few grateful helpful industrious
fierce gratis helpless
filthy gray hesitant incredible
fine greasy hideous inexpensiv
finicky great high e
first greedy highfalutin infamous
five green innate
fixed grey high- innocent
flagrant grieving pitched inquisitive
flaky groovy hilarious insidious
flashy grotesque hissing instinctive
flat grouchy historical intelligent
flawless grubby holistic interesting
flimsy gruesome hollow internal
flippant grumpy homeless invincible
flowery guarded homely irate
fluffy guiltless honorable irritating
fluttering gullible horrible itchy
foamy gusty hospitable
foolish guttural hot
foregoing huge
forgetful hulking
fortunate humdrum
four humorous
frail hungry
fragile hurried
frantic hurt
free hushed
freezing husky
frequent hypnotic
fresh hysterical
fretful
friendly
frightened
frightening
full
fumbling
functional
funny
furry
furtive
future
futuristic
fuzzy

K L M N O

kaput labored macabre naive oafish

keen lackadaisic macho nappy obedient
kind al maddenin narrow obeisant
kindhearted lacking g nasty obese
kindly lame madly natural obnoxious
knotty lamentable magenta naughty obscene
knowing magical nauseating obsequious
knowledgea languid magnificen observant
ble large t near obsolete
known last majestic neat obtainable
late makeshift nebulous oceanic
laughable male necessary odd
lavish malicious needless offbeat
lazy mammoth needy old
lean maniacal neighborly old-
learned many nervous fashioned
left marked new omniscient
legal massive next one
lethal married nice onerous
level marvelous nifty open
lewd material nimble opposite
light materialisti nine optimal
like c nippy orange
likeable mature noiseless ordinary
limping mean noisy organic
literate measly nonchalant ossified
little meaty outgoing
lively medical nondescrip outrageous
lively meek t outstanding
living mellow nonstop
lonely melodic normal oval
long melted nostalgic overconfide
longing merciful nosy nt
long-term mere noxious overjoyed
loose messy null overrated
lopsided mighty numberless overt
loud military overwrough
loutish milky numerous t
lovely mindless nutritious
loving miniature nutty
low minor
lowly miscreant
lucky misty
ludicrous mixed
lumpy moaning
 lush modern
luxuriant moldy
lying momentou
lyrical s
motionless

mountaino
us
muddled
mundane
murky
mushy
mute
mysterious

P Q R S T

painful quack rabid sable taboo

painstaking quaint racial sad tacit
pale quarrelso ragged safe tacky
paltry me rainy salty talented
panicky questiona rambunctio same tall
panoramic ble us sassy tame
parallel rampant satisfying tan
quick
parched rapid savory tangible
quickest
parsimoniou rare scandalous tangy
quiet
s raspy tart
quirky
past ratty scarce tasteful
quixotic
pastoral ready scared tasteless
quizzical
pathetic real scary tasty
peaceful rebel scattered tawdry
penitent receptive scientific tearful
perfect recondite scintillating tedious
periodic red teeny
permissible redundant scrawny teeny-tiny
perpetual reflective screeching telling
petite regular second temporary
petite relieved second- ten
phobic remarkable hand tender
physical reminiscen secret tense
picayune t secretive tense
pink repulsive sedate tenuous
piquant resolute seemly terrible
placid resonant selective terrific
plain responsibl selfish tested
plant e separate testy
plastic rhetorical serious thankful
plausible rich shaggy therapeutic
pleasant right shaky thick
plucky righteous shallow thin
pointless rightful sharp thinkable
poised rigid shiny third
polite ripe shivering thirsty
political ritzy shocking thirsty
poor roasted short thoughtful
possessive robust shrill thoughtless
possible romantic shut
powerful roomy shy threatening
precious rotten sick three
premium rough silent thundering
present round silent tidy
pretty royal silky tight
previous ruddy silly tightfisted
pricey rude simple tiny
prickly rural simplistic tired
private rustic sincere tiresome
probable ruthless six toothsome
productive skillful torpid
profuse skinny tough
protective sleepy towering
proud slim tranquil
psychedelic slimy trashy
psychotic slippery tremendous
public sloppy tricky
puffy slow trite
pumped small troubled
puny smart truculent
purple smelly true
purring smiling truthful
pushy smoggy two
puzzled smooth typical
puzzling sneaky
snobbish
snotty
soft
soggy
solid
sombre
sophisticat
ed
sordid
sore
sore
sour
sparkling
special
spectacular

spicy
spiffy
spiky
spiritual
spiteful
splendid
spooky
spotless
spotted
spotty
spurious
squalid
square
squealing
squeamish
staking
stale
standing
statuesque

steadfast
steady
steep
stereotype
d
sticky
stiff
stimulating

stingy
stormy
straight
strange
striped
strong
stupendou
s
stupid
sturdy
 subdued
subsequen
t
substantial
successful
succinct
sudden
sulky
super
superb
superficial
supreme
swanky
sweet
sweltering
swift
symptomat
ic
synonymo
us

U V W Y Z

ubiquitous vacuous wacky yellow zany

ugliest vagabond waggish yielding zealous
ugly vague waiting young zesty
ultra valuable wakeful youthful zippy
unable various wandering yummy zonked
unaccountab vast wanting
le vengeful warlike
unadvised venomous warm
unarmed verdant wary
unbecoming versed wasteful
victorious watery
unbiased vigorous weak
uncovered violent wealthy
understood violet weary
undesirable vivacious well-
unequal voiceless groomed
unequaled volatile well-made
uneven voracious well-off
unhealthy vulgar well-to-do
uninterested wet
whimsical
unique whispering
unkempt
unknown white
unnatural whole
unruly wholesale
unsightly wicked
unsuitable wide
untidy wide-eyed
unused wiggly
unusual wild
unwieldy willing
unwritten windy
upbeat wiry
uppity wise
upset wistful
uptight witty
used woebegon
useful e
useless womanly
utopian wonderful
utter wooden
uttermost woozy
workable
worried
worthless
wrathful
wretched
wrong
wry