adjective
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"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
“So you can put any name or adjective that you want, it’s up to you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“I could think of any adjective to fill the blank. And it would probably work. You find different ways to protect yourself, whether that’s self-preservation or it’s just growing up.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025
On a recent weekday, the country’s leading legal lexicographer was ensconced among the 4,500 some-odd dictionaries that fill his Dallas home, revising the entry for the adjective “calculated” ahead of Black’s 13th Edition.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
What is the noun corresponding to the adjective "inimical"? Ans.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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