adjective

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

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

That adjective would not apply to a public skirmish between the president of the university and the consultant that conducted the study commissioned by the university.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

“And I thank you, because once again you have provided an opportunity for a lesson in language. ‘Distraught’ is too strong an adjective to describe salmon- viewing.”

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

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

Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 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

"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

To be sure, surveys of typical errors in student papers show that inexperienced writers really do mix up adjectives and adverbs.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker