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 (Bad) Feelings (Bad)
Contd. Contd. Contd.
adorable glamorous alive impossible angry
adventurous gleaming annoying inexpensive annoyed grumpy
aggressive gorgeous bad innocent anxious helpless
alert graceful better inquisitive arrogant homeless
attractive grotesque beautiful modern ashamed hungry
average handsome brainy mushy awful hurt
beautiful homely breakable odd bad ill
blue-eyed light busy open bewildered itchy
bloody long careful outstanding black jealous
blushing magnificent cautious poor blue jittery
bright misty clever powerful bored lazy
clean motionless clumsy prickly clumsy lonely
clear muddy concerned puzzled combative mysterious
cloudy old-fashioned crazy real condemned nasty
colorful plain curious rich confused naughty
crowded poised dead shy crazy, flipped- nervous
cute precious different sleepy out nutty
dark quaint difficult stupid creepy obnoxious
drab shiny doubtful super cruel outrageous
distinct smoggy easy talented dangerous panicky
dull sparkling expensive tame defeated repulsive
elegant spotless famous tender defiant scary
excited stormy fragile tough depressed selfish
fancy strange frail uninterested disgusted sore
filthy ugly gifted vast disturbed tense
ugliest helpful wandering dizzy terrible
unsightly helpless wild dull testy
unusual horrible wrong embarrassed thoughtless
wide-eyed important envious tired
evil troubled
fierce upset
foolish uptight
frantic weary
frightened wicked
grieving worried
Feelings (Good) Feelings (Good) Shape Size Sound Time
Contd.
agreeable happy broad big cooing ancient
amused healthy chubby colossal deafening brief
brave helpful crooked fat faint Early
calm hilarious curved gigantic harsh fast
charming jolly deep great high-pitched late
cheerful joyous flat huge hissing long
comfortable kind high immense hushed modern
cooperative lively hollow large husky old
courageous lovely low little loud old-fashioned
delightful lucky narrow mammoth melodic quick
determined nice round massive moaning rapid
eager obedient shallow miniature mute short
elated perfect skinny petite noisy slow
enchanting pleasant square puny purring swift
encouraging proud steep scrawny quiet young
energetic relieved straight short raspy
enthusiastic silly wide small resonant
excited smiling tall screeching
exuberant splendid teeny shrill
fair successful teeny-tiny silent
faithful thankful tiny soft
fantastic thoughtful squealing
fine victorious thundering
friendly vivacious voiceless
funny witty whispering
gentle wonderful
glorious zealous
good zany
Taste/Touch Taste/Touch Touch Quantity
Contd.
bitter melted boiling abundant
delicious nutritious breezy empty
fresh plastic broken few
juicy prickly bumpy heavy
ripe rainy chilly light
rotten rough cold many
salty scattered cool numerous
sour shaggy creepy substantial
spicy shaky crooked
stale sharp cuddly
sticky shivering curly
strong silky damaged
sweet slimy damp
tart slippery dirty
tasteless smooth dry
tasty soft dusty
thirsty solid filthy
fluttering steady flaky
fuzzy sticky fluffy
greasy tender freezing
grubby tight hot
hard uneven warm
hot weak wet
icy wet
loose wooden
yummy
