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adjective

[aj-ik-tiv] / ˈædʒ ɪk tɪv /


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Their long, heavy eyelids give them a look of drowsy calm; the adjective most often associated with them is “chill.”

From Slate May 27, 2026

“You don’t often see the adjective ‘warm’ attached to a titan of industry, but it applied to him.”

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

"The only adjective I have to describe grief is weird - it's really complex," said Chloe, from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

From BBC May 16, 2026

There are specific times when it’s a genuinely appropriate word to use, one that covers ground no other adjective can.

From Salon May 10, 2026

There’s no need to wave a magic wand over the noun soap and transmute it into an adjective just because of what it’s doing in this phrase.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Patterns of neural activity revealed that the brain could distinguish different parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

This spiritual sequel to “Frankenstein” is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to its filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, who expends massive quantities of energy jolting it to life.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

The goal is to convince online shoppers to spend north of $100 on a scent suggested by a chatbot conversation filled with ethereal adjectives and descriptions of the English countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

Dedd realizes she is speaking to the picture of Minerva, as if she were assigning her a part, pinning her down with a handful of adjectives, the beautiful, intelligent, high-minded Minerva.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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