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An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An
adjective often precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.  In the following examples,
the highlighted words are adjectives:
The car-shaped balloon floated over the treetops.
Mrs. Smith papered her living room walls with hideous wall paper.
The large boat foundered on the wine dark sea.
The coal mines are dark and dank.
Many stores have already begun to play irritating Christmas music.
A battered music box sat on the mahogany sideboard.
The back room was filled with large, green rain boots.
Appearance Appearance Condition Condition Feelings (Bad) Feelings (Bad)
  Contd.   Contd.   Contd.
         
adorable glamorous alive impossible angry grumpy
adventurous gleaming annoying inexpensive annoyed helpless
aggressive gorgeous bad innocent anxious homeless
alert graceful better inquisitive arrogant hungry
attractive grotesque beautiful modern ashamed hurt
average handsome brainy mushy awful ill
beautiful homely breakable odd bad itchy
blue-eyed  light busy open bewildered jealous
bloody long careful outstanding black jittery
blushing magnificent cautious poor blue lazy
bright misty clever powerful bored lonely
clean motionless clumsy prickly clumsy mysterious
clear muddy concerned puzzled combative nasty 
cloudy old-fashioned crazy real condemned naughty
colorful plain curious rich confused nervous
crowded poised dead shy crazy, flipped- nutty
cute precious different sleepy out obnoxious
dark quaint difficult stupid creepy outrageous
drab shiny doubtful super cruel panicky
distinct smoggy easy talented dangerous repulsive
dull sparkling expensive tame defeated scary
elegant spotless famous tender defiant selfish
excited stormy fragile tough depressed sore
fancy strange frail uninterested disgusted tense
filthy ugly gifted vast disturbed terrible
ugliest helpful wandering dizzy testy
unsightly helpless wild dull thoughtless
unusual horrible wrong embarrassed tired
wide-eyed important envious troubled
  evil upset
 fierce uptight
foolish weary
frantic wicked
frightened worried
grieving
Feelings Feelings Shape Size  Sound Time
(Good) (Good)        
  Contd.        
    broad big cooing ancient
agreeable happy chubby colossal deafening brief
amused healthy crooked fat faint Early
brave helpful curved gigantic harsh fast
calm hilarious deep great high-pitched late
charming jolly flat huge hissing long
cheerful joyous high immense hushed modern
comfortable kind hollow large husky old
cooperative lively low little loud old-fashioned
courageous lovely narrow mammoth melodic quick
delightful lucky round massive moaning rapid
determined nice shallow miniature mute short
eager obedient skinny petite noisy slow
elated perfect square puny purring swift
enchanting pleasant steep scrawny quiet young
encouraging proud straight short raspy
energetic relieved wide small resonant
enthusiastic silly tall screeching
excited smiling teeny shrill
exuberant splendid teeny-tiny silent
fair successful tiny soft
faithful thankful   squealing
fantastic thoughtful thundering
fine victorious voiceless
friendly vivacious whispering
funny witty
gentle wonderful
glorious zealous
good zany
Taste/Touch Taste/Touch Touch Quantity
  Contd.    
       
bitter melted boiling abundant
delicious nutritious breezy empty
fresh plastic broken few
juicy prickly bumpy heavy
ripe rainy chilly light
rotten rough cold
salty scattered cool
many
sour shaggy creepy
numerous
spicy shaky crooked
substantial
stale sharp cuddly
 
sticky shivering curly
 
strong silky damaged
 
sweet slimy damp
 
tart slippery dirty
 
tasteless smooth dry
 
tasty soft dusty
 
thirsty solid filthy
 
fluttering steady flaky
 
fuzzy sticky fluffy
 
greasy tender freezing
 
grubby tight hot
 
hard uneven warm
 
hot weak wet 
 
icy wet  
 
loose wooden  
 
  yummy