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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

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

"Anything in Wales can be described with the adjective 'Welsh'. Therefore I have a Welsh accent, how mad is that?"

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

A touch of the poetic, better suited to the grandeur that Dawkins seeks to invoke than a colorless adjective like massive or enormous.

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

“There’s not enough adjectives, superlatives—whatever you want to say,” Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

“We try to come up with new adjectives every time,” said Nuna, who provides the singing voice for Mira.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

"Instead, that opportunity has been squandered, and we're faced with a continuation of the bad old days dressed up in a new set of adjectives."

From BBC Sep. 26, 2025

The show itself attracts bad adjectives: “abrasive,” “aggressive” and “shrill.”

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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