List of Adjectives: A Huge List of 900+ Adjectives from A to Z for ESL Learners

List of adjectives in English! Learn the useful list of common adjectives from A to Z to improve your vocabulary words with ESL printable infographic.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Often, the adjective is before the noun it describes. Sometimes an adjective is not followed by a noun, for example:

There is a tall woman.
This building is so high.
The joke she told was so not funny.
This house is very nice.

List of Adjectives

Below you will find the largest list of adjectives from A to Z you are likely to find anywhere.

Adjectives that Start with A

Here is the list of adjectives that start with letter A:

aback
abaft
abandoned
abashed
aberrant
abhorrent
abiding
abject
ablaze
able
abnormal
aboard
aboriginal
abortive
abounding
abrasive
abrupt
absent
absorbed
absorbing
abstracted
absurd
abundant
abusive
acceptable
accessible
accidental
accurate
acid
acidic
acoustic
acrid
actually
adamant
adorable
adventurous
aggressive
agitated
alert
aloof
amiable
amused
annoyed
antsy
anxious
appalling
appetizing
apprehensive
arrogant
ashamed
astonishing
attractive
average

Adjectives that Start with B

bad
barbarous
bashful
batty
bawdy
beautiful
beefy
befitting
belligerent
beneficial
bent
berserk
best
better
bewildered
big
billowy
bite-sized
biting
bitter
bizarre
black
black-and-white
bland
bloody
blue
blue-eyed
blushing
boiling
boorish
bored
boring
bouncy
boundless
brainy
brash
brave
brawny
breakable
breezy
brief
bright
broad
broken
brown
bulky
bumpy
burly
bustling
busy

Adjectives that Start with C

cagey
calculating
callous
calm
capable
capricious
careful
careless
caring
cautious
ceaseless
certain
changeable
charming
cheap
cheeky
cheerful
chemical
chief
childlike
chilly
chivalrous
chubby
chunky
clammy
classy
clean
clear
clever
cloistered
closed
cloudy
clueless
clumsy
cluttered
coherent
cold
colorful
colossal
combative
comfortable
common
complete
complex
concerned
condemned
condescending
confused
conscious
contemplative
convincing
convoluted
cooing
cool
cooperative
coordinated
corny
costly
courageous
cowardly
crabby
craven
crazy
creepy
crooked
cruel
cuddly
cultured
cumbersome
curious
curly
curved
curvy
cut
cynical

Adjectives that Start with D

daffy
daily
damaged
damaging
damp
dangerous
dapper
dark
dashing
dazzling
dead
deadpan
deafening
dear
debonair
decayed
deceitful
decisive
decorous
deep
deeply
defeated
defective
defiant
delicate
delicious
delightful
delirious
demonic
dependent
depraved
depressed
deranged
descriptive
deserted
despicable
detailed
determined
devilish
dilapidated
diminutive
disgusted
distinct
distraught
distressed
disturbed
dizzy
drab
drained
dull

Adjectives that Start with E

eager
early
earsplitting
earthy
easy
eatable
economic
ecstatic
educated
efficacious
efficient
eight
elastic
elated
elderly
electric
elegant
elfin
elite
emaciated
embarrassed
eminent
empty
enchanted
enchanting
encouraging
endurable
energetic
enormous
entertaining
enthusiastic
envious
equable
equal
erect
erratic
ethereal
exasperated
excited
exhilarated
extensive
exuberant

Adjectives that Start with F

fabulous
faded
faint
fair
faithful
fallacious
false
familiar
famous
fanatical
fancy
fantastic
far
far-flung
fascinated
fast
fat
faulty
fearful
fearless
feeble
feigned
female
fertile
festive
few
fierce
fierce
filthy
flat
floppy
fluttering
foolish
frantic
fresh
friendly
frightened
frothy
frustrating
funny
fuzzy

Adjectives that Start with G

gabby
gainful
gamy
gaping
garrulous
gaudy
general
gentle
ghastly
giant
giddy
gifted
gigantic
glamorous
gleaming
glib
glistening
glorious
glossy
godly
good
goofy
gorgeous
graceful
grandiose
grateful
gratis
gray
greasy
grieving
gritty
grotesque
grubby
grumpy

Adjectives that Start with H

habitual
half
hallowed
halting
handsome
handsomely
handy
hanging
hapless
happy
hard
hard-to-find
harebrained
harmonious
harsh
hateful
heady
healthy
heartbreaking
heavenly
heavy
hellish
helpful
helpless
hesitant
hideous
high
highfalutin
high-pitched
hilarious
hissing
historical
holistic
hollow
homeless
homely
honorable
horrible
horrific
hospitable
hot
huge
hulking
humdrum
humorous
hungry
hurried
hurt
hushed
husky
hypnotic
hysterical

Adjectives that Start with I

icky
icy
ideal
idiotic
ignorant
ill
illegal
ill-fated
ill-informed
illustrious
imaginary
immense
imminent
impartial
imperfect
impolite
important
imported
impossible
impressionable
incandescent
incompetent
inconclusive
incredible
industrious
inexpensive
infamous
innate
innocent
inquisitive
insidious
instinctive
intelligent
interesting
internal
intrigued
invincible
irate
irritable
irritating
itchy

Adjectives that Start with J

jaded
jagged
jazzy
jealous
jittery
jobless
jolly
joyous
judicious
juicy
jumbled
jumpy
juvenile

Adjectives that Start with K

kaput
keen
kind
kindhearted
kindly
knotty
knowing
known

Adjectives that Start with L

labored
lackadaisical
lacking
lame
lamentable
languid
large
last
late
laughable
lavish
lazy
lean
learned
left
legal
lethal
level
lewd
light
like
likeable
limping
literate
little
lively
livid
living
lonely
long
longing
long-term
loose
lopsided
loud
loutish
lovely
loving
low
lowly
lucky
ludicrous
lumpy
lush
luxuriant
lying
lyrical

Adjectives that Start with M

macabre
macho
maddening
madly
magenta
magical
magnificent
majestic
makeshift
male
malicious
mammoth
maniacal
many
marked
married
marvelous
massive
material
materialistic
mature
mean
measly
meaty
medical
meek
melancholy
mellow
melodic
melted
merciful
mere
messy
mighty
military
milky
mindless
miniature
minor
minute
miscreant
mistaken
misty
mixed
moaning
modern
moldy
momentous
moody
mortified
motionless
mountainous
muddled
muddy
mundane
murky
mushy
mute
mysterious

Adjectives that Start with N

naive
nappy
narrow
nasty
natural
naughty
nauseating
near
neat
nebulous
necessary
needless
needy
neighborly
nervous
new
next
nice
nifty
nimble
nine
nippy
noiseless
noisy
nonchalant
nondescript
nonsensical
nonstop
normal
nostalgic
nosy
noxious
null
numberless
numerous
nutritious
nutty

Adjectives that Start with O

oafish
obedient
obeisant
obese
obnoxious
obscene
obsequious
observant
obsolete
obtainable
oceanic
odd
offbeat
old
old-fashioned
omniscient
one
onerous
open
opposite
optimal
orange
ordinary
organic
ossified
outgoing
outrageous
outstanding

Adjectives that Start with P

painful
painstaking
pale
paltry
panicky
panoramic
parallel
parched
parsimonious
past
pastoral
pathetic
peaceful
penitent
perfect
periodic
permissible
perpetual
petite
precious
prickly
proud
pungent
puny

Adjectives that Start with Q

quack
quaint
quarrelsome
questionable
quick
quickest
quiet
quirky
quixotic
quizzical

Adjectives that Start with R

rabid
racial
ragged
rainy
rambunctious
rampant
rapid
rare
raspy
ratty
ready
real
reassured
rebel
receptive
recondite
red
redundant
reflective
regular
relieved
repulsive
responsive
ripe
robust
rotten
rotund
rough
round

Adjectives that Start with S

sable
sad
safe
salty
same
sarcastic
sassy
satisfying
savory
scandalous
scant
scarce
scared
scary
scattered
scientific
scintillating
scrawny
screeching
second
second-hand
selfish
shaggy
shaky
shallow
sharp
shiny
short
silky
silly
skinny
slimy
slippery
small
smarmy
smiling
smoggy
smooth
smug
soggy
solid
sore
sour
sparkling
spicy
splendid
spotless
square
stale
steady
steep
sticky
stormy
stout
straight
strange
strong
stunning
substantial
successful
succulent
superficial
superior
swanky
sweet

Adjectives that Start with T

taboo
tacit
tacky
talented
tall
tame
tan
tangible
tangy
tart
tasteful
tasteless
tasty
tawdry
tearful
tedious
teeny
teeny-tiny
telling
tender
tense
terrible
testy
thankful
thick
thoughtful
thoughtless
tight
timely
tricky
trite
troubled
twitterpated

Adjectives that Start with U

Here is the list of adjectives that start with letter U:

ubiquitous
ugliest
ugly
ultra
unable
unaccountable
unadvised
unarmed
unbecoming
unbiased
uncovered
understood
undesirable
unequal
unequaled
uneven
unhealthy
uninterested
unique
unkempt
unknown
unnatural
unruly
unsightly
unsuitable
untidy
unused
unusual
unwieldy
unwritten
upbeat
uppity
upset
uptight
used
useful
useless
utopian
utter
uttermost

Adjectives that Start with V

vacuous
vagabond
vague
valuable
various
vast
vengeful
venomous
verdant
versed
vexed
victorious
vigorous
violent
violet
virtuous
vivacious
vivid
voiceless
volatile
voracious
vulgar

Adjectives that Start with W

wacky
waggish
waiting
wakeful
wandering
warlike
warm
wary
wasteful
watery
weak
wealthy
weary
well-groomed
well-made
well-off
well-to-do
wet
whimsical
whispering
white
whole
whopping
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
wiggly
wild
willing
windy
wiry
wise
wistful
witty
wobbly
woebegone
womanly
wonderful
woozy
workable
worried
worthless
wrathful
wretched
wrong
wry

Adjectives that Start with Y

yellow
yielding
young
youthful
yummy

Adjectives that Start with Z

zany
zealous
zippy

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