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An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective often precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies. In the following examples, 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 Appearance Condition Condition Feelings Feelings Contd. Contd. (Bad) (Bad) Contd. adorable glamorous alive impossible adventurous gleaming annoying inexpensive angry grumpy aggressive gorgeous bad innocent annoyed helpless alert graceful better inquisitive anxious homeless attractive grotesque beautiful modern arrogant hungry average handsome brainy mushy ashamed hurt beautiful homely breakable odd awful ill blue-eyed light busy open bad itchy bloody long careful outstanding bewildered jealous blushing magnificent cautious poor black jittery bright misty clever powerful blue lazy clean motionless clumsy prickly bored lonely clear muddy concerned puzzled clumsy mysterious cloudy old-fashioned crazy real combative nasty colorful plain curious rich condemned naughty crowded poised dead shy confused nervous cute precious different sleepy crazy, flipped- nutty dark quaint difficult stupid out obnoxious drab shiny doubtful super creepy outrageous distinct smoggy easy talented cruel panicky dull sparkling expensive tame dangerous repulsive elegant spotless famous tender defeated scary excited stormy fragile tough defiant selfish fancy strange frail uninterested depressed sore filthy ugly gifted vast disgusted tense ugliest helpful wandering disturbed terrible unsightly helpless wild dizzy testy unusual horrible wrong dull thoughtless wide-eyed important embarrassed tired envious troubled evil upset

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