Adjectives 2
malapropos          in an inappropriate or inopportune way                                 
malefic             baleful or meaning harm                                               
malevolent          showing ill-will or hatred                                             
malign              evil in nature or effect; moved by ill-will towards others             
malignant           injurious or likely to cause death                                     
malingering         characterized by fake illness to avoid duty                            
mansuetude          gentleness                                                             
marmoreal           resembling marble, as in smoothness, whiteness, or hardness            
matutinal           relating to the early morning                                          
maudlin             effusively sentimental; drunk to the point of emotional silliness      
maven               expert                                                                 
mawkish             sickly sentimental                                                     
meager              thin; lacking fertility or strength; poor                              
mediocre            ordinary or of low excellence                                          
mellifluous         flowing sweetly or harmoniously                                        
mephitic            foul-smelling or malodorous                                            
meretricious        tawdrily attractive                                                    
meticulous          extremely attentive to details                                         
milch               giving milk                                                            
mimetic             imitative                                                              
minatory            threatening or menacing                                                
misanthropic        characterized by hatred for the human race                             
misbegotten         illegitimate                                                           
miscible            capable of mixing                                                      
miscreant           characterized by vicious or criminal behavior                          
morbid              relating to disease; characterized by unwholesome ideas or feelings    
mordant             incisive, burning, or pungent                                          
moribund            in a dying condition                                                   
motley              varied in color; made of varied or incongruous elements                
mucilaginous        like or relating to a sticky solution                                  
multifarious        having great variety                                                   
mundane             relating to the world; having no concern for the ideal or heavenly     
munificent          liberal or generous in giving                                          
myopic              short-sighted                                                          
narcissistic        characterized by love or sexual desire for one's own body              
nascent             coming into existence; beginning to grow                               
nebulous            hazy or indistinct                                                    
necessitous         impoverished or needy; urgent                                          
necrotic            concerning a local death of bodily tissues                             
nefarious           extremely wicked or evil                                               
niggardly           characterized by stinginess                                            
nigritude           intense blackness or darkness                                          
nippy               sharp or pungent                                                       
nocuous             likely to cause injury or harm                                         
noisome             offensive to the senses                                                
nonpareil           unequaled; peerless                                                    
notional            given to foolish moods or ideas; existing in the mind only             
nubile              of marriagable condition or age                                        
nugatory            worthless or inconsequential; having no force                          
nuptial             relating to marriage or a wedding                                      
obdurate            stubbornly resistant or unyielding                                     
oblate              flattened or depressed at the ends                                     
oblique             niether perpindicular nor parallel; not straighforward                 
obscurantist        characterized by deliberate vagueness or abstrusiveness                
obsequious          humbly or excessively attentive; fawning                               
obsolescent         no longer of use                                                       
obstreperous        uncontrollably noisy; stubbornly defiant                               
obtuse              not sharp of quick of wit                                              
occidental          western                                                                
ocular              relating to the eye or eyesight                                        
odious              causing or deserving hatred or repugnance                              
officious           volunteering one's services when they are not needed; meddlesome       
oleaginous          oily                                                                   
olfactory           relating to the sense of smell                                         
omnicscient         having infinite awareness or insight                                   
onerous             imposing or constituting a burden                                      
onomatopoeic        relating to a word sounding like its subject                           
opalescent          rainbowlike play of colors; iridescent                                 
opaque              not pervious to light; obtuse; not easily understood                   
ophthalmic          relating to or located near the eye                                    
opulent             wealthy or richly abundant                                             
orgulous            proud                                                                  
ornery              possessing an irritable disposition                                    
orotund             sonorous or pompous                                                   
ostensible          outwardly shown or professed                                           
otiose              idle; useless; sterile                                                 
ovate               shaped like an egg                                                     
overt               not secret                                                             
overweening         arrogant or immoderate                                                 
oviparous           characterized by birth from an egg external from the mother's body     
pacific             tending to lessen conflict; peaceful                                   
palatable           agreeable to the taste                                                 
pallid              wan or pale                                                            
pallor              paleness                                                               
palmate             resembling an open hand                                                
palpable            capable of being touched or felt; obvious                              
paramount           superior to all others                                                 
pari passu          at an equal pace                                                       
parietal            relating to the walls of an anotomical structure                       
parlous             full of risk or danger                                                 
parochial           limited in scope                                                       
particulate         relating to or existing as minute pieces                               
passerine           relating to singing birds that perch                                   
passim              here and there                                                         
pectoral            relating to the breast of chest                                        
pecuniary           relating to money                                                      
pejorative          having a tendency to become or make worse                              
pelagic             oceanic                                                                
pell-mell           in frantic, disorderly haste; headlong                                 
pellucid            extremely clear, limpid, or transparent                                
pendant             overhanging or suspended                                               
penitent            feeling sorrow for sins or trespasses                                  
penultimate         next to last                                                           
penurious           miserly or marked by poverty                                           
perforce            from necessity                                                         
perfunctory         done merely as duty                                                    
peripatetic         performed while moving about                                           
permeable           having small pores that allow liquid or gases to escape                
pernicious          very injurious or destructive                                          
perpendicular       at right angles to the plane of the horizon; meeting at a right angle  
persona non grata   being personally unwelcome or unacceptable                             
perspicuous         plain to understand                                                    
pertinacious        holding resolutely to a purpose or opinion; obstinately persistent     
pestiferous         annoying or pestilent                                                  
pharisaical         hypocritically self-righteous                                          
phlegmatic          showing a slow, apathetic, or stoic temperament                        
picaresque          relating to rogues                                                     
picarune            of little or trivial value                                             
piebald             comprised of different colors                                          
pinnate             having similar parts arranged on each side of an axis                  
piquant             pleasantly pungent or savory; engagingly provocative                   
plangent            having a loud, reverberating sound; having a plaintative quality       
plantar             relating to the sole of the foot                                       
plebeian            unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar              
pluvial             relating to rain; characterized by abundant rain                       
porcine             relating to swine                                                      
portentous          relating to an omen; prodigious; self-consciously heavy                
postpartum          following birth                                                        
pragmatic           related to practical affairs; concerned with the practical consequences
precocious          early in development                                                   
preeminent          having the highest rank                                                
pregnable           vulnerable to capture                                                  
prehensile          adapted for grasping                                                   
preternatural       exceeding what is normal; inexplicable by ordinary means               
priggish            characterized by irritating and pointed observance of proprieties      
prima facie         based on immediate impression; self evident                            
primeval            relating to the earliest ages                                          
pristine            having the purity of its original state; unspoiled; primitive          
pro tem             for the time being                                                     
probity             uprightness or honesty                                                 
prodigious          exciting wonder; monstrous in size                                     
profligate          completely given to dissipation and licentiousness; wildly extravagant 
prognathous         having the jaws projecting beyond the face                             
prolific            abundantly productive                                                  
prolix              verbose; redundant                                                     
prophylactic        guarding or preventing from disease; preventive                        
propinquity         nearness in place or time; kinship                                     
propitious          favorably disposed; being of good omen                                 
prosy               tedious; prosaic                                                       
protean             readily assuming different shapes or roles                             
protuberant         extending beyond the surrounding surface in a bulge                    
provident           making provisions for the future; prudent                              
providential        opportune or lucky                                                     
provincial          confined to a region                                                   
proximate           very near; direct                                                      
prurient            exciting to lasciviousness                                             
puerile             childish or silly                                                      
puerperal           of or relating to childbirth                                           
pugnacious          fond of fighting; belligerent                                          
pulchritudinous     characterized by beauty                                                
punctilious         marked by precise accordance with code or convention                   
purblind            lacking insight; partially sightless                                   
purulent            containing or accompanied by pus                                       
pusillanimous       contemptibly timid or cowardly                                         
putative            commonly accepted; inferred                                            
putrescent          rotting                                                                
qualmish            overly scrupulous                                                      
querulous           constantly complaining or whining                                      
quiescent           at rest; dormant                                                       
quixotic            impractically idealistic                                               
quotidian           daily; commonplace or ordinary                                         
racy                in distinctive and orignal form; full of zest;suggestive or risque    
radial              having parts arranged like rays from a common center                   
raffish             jaunty or sporty in a vulgar manner                                    
rakish              dissolute; having a speedy appearance; jaunty or sporty                
rambunctious        unruly                                                                 
ramshackle          rickety or run down                                                    
rangy               being long-limbed and slender                                          
rank                strong and vigorous; unpleasantly strong-smelling                      
rapacious           excessively greedy or covetous; ravenous; living on prey               
rapt                carried away with emotion; absorbed or engrossed                       
raring              full of enthusiasm or eagerness                                        
raucous             harsh or strident; boisterously disorderly                             
recalcitrant        stubbornly resistant to authority or treatment                         
recondite           hard to understand; obscure or little known                            
recreant            cowardly or craven; unfaithful or false                                
recumbent           lying down or reclining                                                
redolent            suggestive or reminiscent; fragrant                                    
refringent          refractive                                                             
remonstrant         vigorously opposing or objecting                                       
repugnant           contrary to a person's tastes or principles                            
resilient           elastic or springy                                                     
resplendent         shining brilliantly; splendid                                          
reticent            inclined to be silent and secretive; uncommunicative                   
rheumy              charactized by watery discharge from mucous membranes                  
ribald              indecent or coarse                                                     
rife                widespread or prevalent                                                
riparian            relating to the bank of a stream or lake                               
roan                having a dark coat with white hairs interspersed                       
robust              vigorously healthy and strong                                          
rock-ribbed         Firm and unyielding, especially with regard to one's principles        
roseate             optimistic; resembling a flower                                        
rotund              rounded out                                                            
rubicund            red or ruddy                                                           
ruddy               healthy reddish complexion                                             
rustic              rural; awkward or boorish; plain                                       
sacerdotal          priestly                                                               
sacrosanct          inviolable or sacred                                                   
sagacious           of keen mind                                                           
salacious           obscene or pornographic                                                
salient             jutting forward; prominent                                             
sallow              characterized by a yellow sickly color                                 
salubrious          favorable to health                                                    
salutary            health-giving; beneficial                                              
sanctimonious       hypocritically pious                                                   
sardonic            expressing mockery or scorn; bitterly disdainful                       
saturnine           sardonic or sullen                                                     
scabrous            difficult or knotty; rough to the touch; suggesting indecency          
scapular            relating to the shoulder or shoulder blade                             
scatological        concerned with obscene matters                                         
scilicet            that is to say; namely                                                 
scurrilous          coarsely jesting; obscene or vulgar                                    
scurvy              mean or contemptible                                                   
seamy               unpleasant; sordid or degraded                                         
sebaceous           related to or secreting fatty matter                                   
sectarian           limited in character or scope                                          
sedentary           characterized by much sitting                                          
sedulous            diligent or painstaking                                                
self-effacing       shy or retiring                                                        
self-righteous      strongly convinced of one's own correctness or virtuosity              
semantic            of or relating to meaning                                              
seminal             containing the seeds of later development                              
sententious         using wise sayings or proverbs; using pompous language                 
sepulchral          relating to the grave; gloomy                                          
sere                withered or dry                                                        
serendipitous       characterized by finding good things without looking for them          
serpentine          crafty or sly; winding or turning                                      
serrate             having a saw-toothed edge                                              
serried             dense                                                                  
sesquipedalian      having many syllables; using long words                                
shrewd              astute or keen                                                         
shrewish            having an irritable disposition                                        
sibilant            characterized by the sound of 's' or 'sh'                              
sibylline           relating to a female prophet                                           
sidereal            relating to the stars; measured by the apparent motion of stars        
simian              relating to a monkey or ape                                            
simpatico           likable or congenial                                                   
sine die            indefinitely                                                           
sinuous             winding or bending in and out                                          
skittish            irresponsible or capricious; easily frightened                         
slavish             servile; obeying or imitating without freedom of choice or judgement   
slovenly            untidy in dress or person; carelessly or lazily done                   
snide               mean or low; slyly disparaging                                         
sodden              lacking spirit; heavy or doughy from being improperly cooked           
solicitous          worried or concerned; eager or willing                                 
somber              dark or gloomy; meloncholy or grave                                    
somnambulist        occuring during sleep                                                  
somnolent           sleepy or drowsy                                                       
sonorous            giving out sound when struck; rich in sound; high-sounding             
soporific           causing sleep or drowsiness; lethargic                                 
sordid              filthy or dirty; marked by baseness or grossness                       
splay               turned outward; awkward or clumsy                                      
splenetic           spiteful or irritable                                                  
squalid             filthy or degraded through neglect or poverty                          
staid               sober or sedate                                                        
stalwart            stout or strong; brave or valiant                                      
stark               strong or robust; rigid as in death; sheer; barren; sharply delineated 
static              inactive; relating to bodies at rest                                   
staunch             watertight; firm or strong                                             
stentorian          extremely loud                                                         
stern               the rear end of a boat                                                 
stilted             formal or pompous                                                      
stodgy              heavy or dull or uninspired                                            
stoic               not affected by passion or feeling or pain                             
stolid              not easily aroused or excited; showing little emotion                  
strident            characterized by a loud, harsh sound                                   
styptic             tending to stop bleeding                                               
succinct            brief or concise                                                       
succulent           having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture                           
sui generis         belonging to a class by itself                                         
sullen              gloomily silent; dismal                                                
sumptuous           lavish or luxurious                                                    
supercilious        haughtily contemptuous                                                 
superfluous         exceeding what is sufficient or necessary                              
superlative         surpassing others                                                      
supernal            from on high; of spiritual character                                   
supine              laying face up; lethargic or abject                                    
supple              capable of bending without breaking; adaptable                         
surreptitious       done with stealth                                                      
svelte              slender and lithe                                                      
swarthy             dark in color or complexion                                            
sylvan              located in a wooded area; abounding in woods or trees                  
synoptic            characterized by a comprehensive view                                  
systemic            relating to or affecting the whole body                                
tacit               expressed without words; implied or indicated without overt expression 
taciturn            disinclined to talk; habitually silent                                 
tactile             relating to or peceptible through the sense of touch                   
tandem              one behind the other; working in conjunction with each other           
tangent             touching; touching a curve but not crossing it                         
tantamount          equivalent in value or meaning                                         
taut                extremely nervous; trim or tidy                                        
tautological        characterized by the needless repetition of an idea or concept         
tawdry              gaudy and cheap in appearance and quality                              
tawny               of a brownish orange color                                             
tempestuous         stormy                                                                 
tenable             capable of being held or defended                                      
tenacious           not easily pulled apart; holding fast; retentive                       
tenebrous           shut off from the light                                                
tepid               moderately warm; half-hearted                                          
tessellated         adorned into or formed with mosaic                                     
tetchy              irritably or peevishly sensitive                                       
teutonic            Germanic                                                               
thespian            dramatic                                                               
thwart              placed or situated across something else                               
tonsorial           relating to a barber or his work                                       
torpid              having lost power of exertion; lacking vigor                           
torsional           characterized by twisting or being twisted                             
tortuous            marked by twists and turns; devious or tricky                          
tousled             disordered by rough handling                                           
tractable           easily controlled or wrought                                           
transient           not lasting long; momentary or fleeting                                
transitory          temporary; of brief duration                                           
translucent         diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be distinguished clearly 
transverse          set crossways or lying across                                          
tremulous           marked by quivering or trembling                                       
trenchant           vigorously effective; sharply perceptive; distinct                     
trepidatious        marked by apprehension or nervous agitation                            
trig                stylishly trim                                                         
trite               used so commonly that all novelty has worn off; stale                  
truculent           showing or feeling ferocity; aggressively self-assertive               
truncate            having the end square or blunt                                         
tumid               swollen or distended; turgid or bombastic                              
turbid              thick with roiled sediment; heavy with smoke; confused, muddled        
ubiquitous          existing or being everywhere at the same time                          
ultimo              of or occuring the month previous to the present                       
unctuous            fatty or oily; insincerely smooth                                      
undermost           lowest in relative position                                            
unfilial            not observing parental obligations                                     
unflappable         not easily panicked or upset                                           
ungainly            awkward or clumsy                                                      
ungulate            having hoofs                                                           
unilateral          affecting or done by one side only                                     
unremitting         persevering; incessant                                                 
urbane              polite or courteous                                                    
ursine              relating to or resembling a bear                                       
utile               useful                                                                 
uvular              resembling or relating to the fleshy lobe at the back of the palate    
uxorious            submissive or excessively devoted to a wife.                           
vacuous             dull, inane, or stupid                                                 
vagarious           marked by eccentric ideas or whims                                     
varicose            abnormally swollen                                                     
venial              excusable; capable of being forgiven                                   
veracious           honest; accurate                                                       
verboten            forbidden by authority - usually unreasonably                          
verdant             characterized by green plants; unripe in experience                    
veridical           truthful; genuine                                                      
verily              certainly; truly                                                       
veritable           actual, true, or genuine                                               
vermiform           shaped like a worm                                                     
vernal              relating to the spring of the year                                     
verticillate        arranged in whorls around a stem                                       
vertiginous         tending to cause dizziness; marked by turning or whirling              
vespertine          relating to the evening; active in the evening                         
vestal              chaste                                                                 
vesuvian            marked by sudden or violent outbursts                                  
vicarious           acting for another; experienced by one person in sympathy for another  
vigilant            alertly watchful                                                       
villous             covered with fine hairs                                                
vincible            capable of being subdued or overcome                                   
viridescent         slightly green                                                         
virile              having the qualities of a man; masterful                               
virulent            bitterly hostile; marked by a rapid, severe course; extremely venemous 
viscous             having a glue-like consistency                                         
vitreous            resembling glass; relating to the clear jelly in the eye-ball.         
vivacious           animated or lively in conduct                                          
viviparous          producing live young from the body rather than from eggs               
vociferous          given to loud outcries                                                 
volatile            easily erupting into violent action; readily becoming a vapor          
voluble             fluent or smooth in speech                                             
voluminous          consisting of many folds or windings; bulky or large                   
voracious           greedy in eating; excessively eager                                    
vulpine             related to or resembling a fox                                         
waggish             mischeivous or roguish; sportive                                       
wan                 faint, pallid, or sickly                                               
wanton              excessively merry; lewd or sensual                                     
waspish             irritable; slightly built                                              
wayworn             exhausted by travel                                                    
willowy             pliant; gracefully tall and slender                                    
winsome             causing joy or pleasure; cheerful
wizened             dried up                                                               
wont                accustomed; inclined                                                   
wroth               filled with fury                                                       
wry                 turned abnormally to one side; cleverly humorous                       
xeric               deficient in moisture for the support of life                          
