adjective
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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
By the 17th and 18th centuries, hedge had become an insulting adjective:
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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
If you gift your daughter the house — leaving aside the debate over using “gift” as an adjective — your daughter would lose her step-up in basis.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
Somehow, the adjective made the rest less childish.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Vocabulary lists containing adjective
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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