Tag: pos-adjective

167 entries.

• Abhorrentadjective— Causing intense disgust or moral revulsion.
• Acrimoniousadjective— Bitter, hostile, or sharp in tone, especially during a dispute.
• Agglutinativeadjective— (Of a language) forming words predominantly by agglutination, rather than by inflection or by using isolated elements.
• Aggrievedadjective— Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
• Ambivalentadjective— Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
• Anachronisticadjective— Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
• Antitheticaladjective— Directly opposite or contrasted.
• Ardentadjective— Enthusiastic or passionate.
• Atrophiedadjective— Having lost effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
• Auspiciousadjective— Conducive to success; favorable; giving or being a sign of future success.
• Autocraticadjective— Exercising absolute or highly centralized power without meaningful input from others.
• Autumnaladjective— Of, characteristic of, or occurring in autumn.
• Banaladjective— So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
• Bereftadjective— Deprived of or lacking something.
• Bombasticadjective— High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
• Bristlyadjective— Having a stiff and prickly texture.
• Bucolicadjective— Relating to the countryside or an idealized rural life.
• Canonicaladjective— Recognized as authoritative, standard, or officially accepted.
• Cantankerousadjective— Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
• Capaciousadjective— Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
• Capriciousadjective— Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
• Causticadjective— Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
• Censoriousadjective— Marked by or given to censure.
• Circuitousadjective— Describes a route, journey, or method that is indirect, roundabout, and not straightforward.
• Cocksureadjective— Arrogant confidence.
• Cogentadjective— Clear, logical, and convincing.
• Concomitantadjective— Naturally accompanying or associated.
• Conscientiousadjective— Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly. Also: conscientiousness (n).
• Contemporaneousadjective— Existing or occurring in the same period of time.
• Daftadjective— Silly; foolish.
• Demureadjective— Reserved, modest, and shy.
• Desultoryadjective— Aimless, half-hearted, lacking plan or purpose; from Latin desultor, a circus rider who leapt between horses.
• Deviousadjective— Skillfully deceitful and underhanded.
• Diagnosticadjective— Relating to the diagnosis of illness or other problems.
• Diurnaladjective— Of or during the day; active in the daytime.
• Downmarketadjective— Low in quality and cheap in price; relatively inexpensive or less prestigious.
• Downtroddenadjective— Oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
• Dubiousadjective— Unsettled in opinion; doubtful.
• Duplicitousadjective— Deceitful.
• Effusiveadjective— Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
• Emblematicadjective— Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
• Endemicadjective— Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
• Ephemeraladjective— Lasting a very short time.
• Epiphenomenaladjective— Something secondary, incidental, or a byproduct (not causally important).
• Equivocaladjective— Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
• Eruditeadjective— Having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying.
• Esotericadjective— Designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone.
• Etherealadjective— Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
• Exculpatoryadjective— Tending or serving to exculpate.
• Extemporaneousadjective— Spoken or done without preparation.
• Extraneousadjective— Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
• Fancifuladjective— Overimaginative and unrealistic.
• Fastidiousadjective— Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; very concerned about matters of cleanliness.
• Fecklessadjective— Lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
• Felicitousadjective— Well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
• Ferventadjective— Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
• Furtiveadjective— Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
• Gregariousadjective— Fond of company; sociable; enjoying being with others.
• Gubernatorialadjective— Of or relating to a governor.
• Guilefuladjective— Crafty and deceptive.
• Gutturaladjective— (Of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
• Hackneyedadjective— Lacking in freshness or originality.
• Hardscrabbleadjective— Marked by poverty, hardship, and a constant struggle to get by.
• Hegemonicadjective— Dominant or exercising leadership and influence over others.
• Heterodoxadjective— Not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.
• Heuristicadjective— Allowing someone to learn something on their own.
• Hyperbolicadjective— Exaggerated; hyperbolical.
• Idempotentadjective— Denoting an element of a set which is unchanged in value when multiplied or otherwise operated on by itself.
• Illusoryadjective— Based on illusion; not real.
• Impecuniousadjective— Having little or no money.
• Implacableadjective— Unable to be stopped.
• Incipientadjective— In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.
• Incisiveadjective— Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
• Incredulousadjective— Unwilling or unable to believe something.
• Inculpatoryadjective— Implying or imputing guilt; tending to incriminate.
• Indignantadjective— Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
• Indisposedadjective— Slightly unwell.
• Indolentadjective— Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
• Insidiousadjective— Gradually and subtly harmful.
• Invariantadjective— Remaining unchanged under specified conditions or transformations.
• Invidiousadjective— Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.
• Isomorphicadjective— Corresponding or similar in form and relations.
• Jejuneadjective— Naive, simplistic, and superficial.
• Judiciousadjective— Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
• Laconicadjective— Using very few words, often in a deliberately restrained way.
• Lucidadjective— Expressed clearly; easy to understand.
• Macabreadjective— Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
• Machiavellianadjective— Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics.
• Magnanimousadjective— Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
• Malevolentadjective— Having evil intentions.
• Mendaciousadjective— Untruthful and lying.
• Moribundadjective— At the point of death.
• Myopicadjective— Lacking foresight or imagination.
• Nascentadjective— Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
• Nescientadjective— Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
• Nonplussedadjective— Surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react.
• Obsequiousadjective— Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. Also: obsequiously (adv).
• Odiousadjective— Extremely unpleasant, repulsive, or deserving of hatred.
• Operaticadjective— Extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic.
• Orthogonaladjective— At right angles; statistically independent or uncorrelated.
• Parochialadjective— Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
• Pedantadjective— Someone excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
• Pedanticadjective— Of or like a pedant; scrupulous.
• Pejorativeadjective— Expressing contempt or disapproval.
• Pensiveadjective— Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
• Perfidiousadjective— Treacherous and untrustworthy.
• Perfunctoryadjective— Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
• Perilousadjective— Full of danger or risk.
• Perniciousadjective— Having a harmful effect, especially gradually.
• Perseverateadjective— Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased.
• Persnicketyadjective— Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
• Petulantadjective— Childishly irritable or sulky, especially when frustrated.
• Phlegmaticadjective— Calm, composed, and not easily excited or upset.
• Pithyadjective— Brief but rich in meaning or insight.
• Polycentricadjective— Having multiple centers of authority, influence, or activity.
• Potemkinadjective— Presenting a deceptive façade that conceals an inferior reality; usually in the phrase Potemkin village.
• Propitiousadjective— Favorable or likely to lead to success.
• Prosaicadjective— Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty; commonplace.
• Puerileadjective— Childishly silly and trivial.
• Pugnaciousadjective— Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
• Pusillanimousadjective— Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
• Quadraticadjective— Involving a squared variable or a polynomial of degree two.
• Recalcitrantadjective— Stubbornly resistant to authority, rules, or guidance.
• Recidivousadjective— Tending to relapse or having relapsed.
• Reductiveadjective— Tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified form, especially one viewed as crude.
• Regaladjective— Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
• Reticentadjective— Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
• Salaciousadjective— Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
• Salientadjective— most noticeable or important.
• Sanctimoniousadjective— Making a show of being morally superior to other people.
• Sanguineadjective— Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
• Satiateadjective— Satisfied to the full.
• Scleroticadjective— Grown rigid or unresponsive, especially with age; unable or reluctant to adapt.
• Self-aggrandizingadjective— Promoting oneself as powerful, important, or influential, often in an exaggerated or boastful way.
• Seminaladjective— Strongly influencing later developments.
• Sequaciousadjective— Lacking independence or originality of thought.
• Serpentineadjective— Subtle and treacherous, snake-like.
• Speciousadjective— Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
• Squalidadjective— Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
• Stolidadjective— Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
• Stridentadjective— Loud and harsh; grating.
• Subversiveadjective— Seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
• Superfluousadjective— Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
• Surreptitiousadjective— Kept secret, especially because improper.
• Sycophanticadjective— Excessively flattering or servile in pursuit of approval or advantage.
• Tacitadjective— Understood or implied without being stated.
• Taciturnadjective— Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Tangentialadjective— Touching lightly.
• Tautologicaladjective— Saying or expressing the same thing twice over in different words.
• Taxonomicadjective— Concerned with the classification of things, especially organisms.
• Tenableadjective— Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
• Terseadjective— Brief and direct, sometimes to the point of seeming abrupt.
• Tertiaryadjective— Third in order or level.
• Triteadjective— Hackneyed or boring from much use; not fresh or original.
• Turgidadjective— (Of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
• Uncouthadjective— Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
• Unletteredadjective— Lacking facility in reading and writing.
• Unrequitedadjective— Not returned or reciprocated, especially affection or love.
• Untowardadjective— Difficult to guide, manage, or work with.
• Vacuousadjective— Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
• Vehementadjective— Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
• Verbotenadjective— Forbidden, especially by an authority.
• Veritableadjective— Rare, genuine, or true.
• Vitriolicadjective— Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
• Vituperativeadjective— Bitter and abusive.
• Vociferousadjective— Vehement or clamorous, especially of a person or speech.
• Volubleadjective— Speaking a lot and with ease; talkative or wordy.