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Title: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:43:19 AM
Adjectives are descriptive words. An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun, that is, shows or points out some distinguishing mark or feature of the noun.
Examples: A black dog - An angry man - A round theater

List of Descriptive Adjectives:
Descriptive adjectives can be divided into different categories such as colors, sizes, sound, taste, touch, shapes, qualities, time, personality and ages. The following lists provide a few examples of descriptive adjectives in each of their categories:

Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:44:04 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Appearance

Adorable
Attractive
Alluring
Beautiful
Bewildered
Confident
Cheerful
Cultured
Clumsy
Drab
Dull
Dynamic
Disillusioned
Elegant
Fair
Filthy
Gentle
Glamorous
Handsome
Homely
Hurt
Ill-mannered
Jolly
Kind-hearted
Lovely
Magnificent
Nervous
Pleasant
Perfect
Plucky
Smiling
Splendid
Self-assured
Snobbish
Thoughtful
Tense
Timid
Upset
Vivacious
Wonderful
Worried
Wild

Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:44:40 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Personality

Aggressive
Ambitious
Amused
Brave
Bright
Cruel
Combative
Co-operative
Cowardly
Dangerous
Diligent
Determined
Disagreeable
Evil
Frank
Fearless
Generous
Gifted
Helpful
Harmonious
Hesitant
Instinctive
Jealous
Knowledgeable
Loner
Mysterious
Naughty
Pleasing
Placid
Punctual
Successful
Sedate
Sincere
Selfish
Talented
Thrifty
Truculent
Unbiased
Voracious
Witty
Wise
Warm
Zany
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:45:15 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Feelings

Afraid
Angry
Anxious
Bad
Bored
Calm
Confused
Comfortable
Creepy
Depressed
Disturbed
Dominating
Deceitful
Envious
Faithful
Fine
Good
Grieving
Horrible
Happy
Hungry
Ill
Jovial
Kind
Lively
Mature
Nice
Proud
Peaceful
Protective
Sorrowful
Silly
Somber
Sore
Tired
Troubled
Testy
Unwell
Vengeful
Wicked
Weary
Wrong
Zestful
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:46:53 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Shape

Broad
Crooked
Circular
Distorted
Flat
Hollow
Narrow
Round
Square
Skinny
Steep
Wide
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:47:29 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Size

Big
Colossal
Great
Gigantic
Huge
Large
Miniature
Mammoth
Petite
Tall
Thin
Tiny
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:48:06 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Time

Ancient
Annual
Brief
Early
Fast
Late
Modern
Old
Rapid
Swift
Slow
Young
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Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:48:44 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Quantity

Abundant
Bountiful
Cumbersome
Empty
Extra
Few
Heavy
Myriad
Many
Multiple
Numerous
Substantial
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:49:15 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Sound

Blaring
Cooing
Deafening
Loud
Melancholic
Noisy
Soft
Shrill
Squeaking
Silent
Thundering
Whispering
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:49:39 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Taste

Bitter
Delicious
Fresh
Hot
Icy
Juicy
Spicy
Sweet
Sour
Salty
Tasty
Tasteless
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:50:02 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Touch

Hard
Loose
Rough
Smooth
Slippery
Sticky
Sharp
Scattered
Soft
Tender
Uneven
Wet
Title: Re: Adjectives and its use
Post by: Antara11 on June 25, 2012, 09:50:29 AM
List of Adjectives Describing Color

Azure
Aqua
Blue
Black
Crimson
Cyan
Gold
Green
Magenta
Orange
Pink
Turquoise