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adjective

[aj-ik-tiv] / ˈædʒ ɪk tɪv /


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In so much of modern cinema, “fun” has replaced “safe,” a new adjective with a better connotation meant to save middling films from themselves.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

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

“So you can put any name or adjective that you want, it’s up to you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

During a one-word response game, Anthony Albanese used the adjective to describe Grace Tame, who was named the 2021 Australian of the Year for her advocacy for child sexual abuse survivors.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Lynceus is an adjective meaning sharp-sighted; Accademia dei Lincei is often translated Academy of the Lynxes, but that would be Accademia delle Linci.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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