Tag: Adjective

Adjective: Comestible  (kuh-MESS-tuh-bul) Definition: Edible Sample sentence: The November issue of the magazine was filled with recipes for an old-fashioned Thanksgiving feast, including candied yams, homemade...

Adjective: Sequacious  (sih-KWAY-shus) Definition: Intellectually servile. Sample sentence: Eager to prove that he was not merely a sequacious follower,  Martin wrote a critical review of his...

Adjective: Smashmouth  (SMASH-mouth) Definition: Characterized by brute force without finesse Sample sentence: Monday night's game, between two teams known for their hard-hitting, aggressive styles, promises to...

Adjective: Worldly-wise  (WERLD-lee-wyze) Definition: Possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs. Sample sentence: The best candidate for judge should be worldly-wise, yet compassionate...

Adjective: Nuncupative  (NUN-kyoo-pay-tiv) Definition: Spoken rather than written: oral Sample sentence: On his deathbed Jacob made a nuncupative will for his son and daughter.

Adjective: Lenticular  (len-TIK-yuh-ler) Definition: 1. Having the shape of a double-convex lens 2. Of or relating to a lens 3. Provided with or utilizing lenticules Sample sentence: Amateur astronomers...

Adjective: Illustrious (ih-LUSS-tree-us) Definition: notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions: eminent. Sample sentence: During the ceremony, the illustrious  star of stage...

Adjective: Seriocomic  (seer-ee-oh-KAH-mik) Definition: Having a mixture of the serious and the comic. Sample sentence: The intergenerational meal was a seriocomic affair, with the younger generation...

Adjective: Festinate  (FESS-tuh-nut) Definition: Hasty Sample sentence: When chosing a wedding dress, it is a good idea not to make a festinate decision, but take time...

Adjective: Inimitable  (in-IM-it-uh-bul) Definition: Not capable of being imitated: matchless Sample sentence: As hard as I tried to make biscuits like my grandmother, her recipe was...