Tag: Adjective

Adjective: Ecstatic  (ek-STAT-ik)Definition: Of, relating to, or marked by rapturous delight.Sample sentence: Naomi's face was ecstatic as she accepted first prize in the essay...

Adjective: Ramose  (RAY-mohss)Definition: Consisting of or having branches.Sample sentence: On a coral reef, when ramose corals grow upward, they create a structure resistant to...

Adjective: Dyslogistic  (diss-luh-JISS-tik)Definition: Uncomplimentary.Sample sentence: The blogger used many dyslogistic adjectives to express his dissatisfaction with the mayor.

Adjective: De minimus   (dee-MIN-uh-mus)Definition: Lacking significance or importance: so minor as to merit disregard.Sample sentence: Critics complain that the new policy merely introduces de...

Adjective: Georgic  (JOR-jik)Definition:  Of or relating to agriculture.Sample sentence:  City slicker Brian was still getting used to the georgic lifestyle, particularly getting up at...

Adjective: Gibbous ( JIB-us)Definition:1. Marked by convexity or swelling2. Having a hump: humpbackedSample sentence: The gibbous shadows that could be seen on the horizon...

Adjective: A-go-go  (ah-GOH-goh)Definition:1.  Of, relating to, or being a disco or the music or dances performed there2. Being in a whirl of motion3. Being...

Adjective: Bloviate  (BLOH-vee-ayt)Definition:  To speak or write verbosely and windilySample sentence: Mitchell spent his Sunday morning listening to talk show pundits who all tended...

Adjective: Gargantuan  (gar-GAN-choo-un)Definition: Tremendous in size, volume, or degreeSample sentence: People are always amazed at the gargantuan amount of water that goes over Niagra...

Adjective: Tonsorial  ( tahn-SOR-ee-ul)Definition:  Of or relating to a barber or the work of a barber.Sample sentence: When Tom returned to work after the...