adjective
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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
“You don’t often see the adjective ‘warm’ attached to a titan of industry, but it applied to him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
During a one-word response game, Anthony Albanese used the adjective to describe Grace Tame, who was named the 2021 Australian of the Year for her advocacy for child sexual abuse survivors.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
The one without an e is an adjective describing somebody who’s unwilling or reluctant, and it’s usually followed by ter.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
In this case, the adjectives are more than breathless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
It's hard to find the right adjectives to do it justice.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
“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
In three adjectives, I was pretty and smart and popular.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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