常用形容词

The following lists are just a sampling of adjectives in the English language. They are categorized by the type of attribute they describe. Use your dictionary or thesaurus to add to each list or use the complete list below this one. Why do you need a list of adjectives? Adjectives can turn the ordinary in to the extraordinary. When used properly, they can add vivid interest to your conversation or written communication. However, there can be too much of a good thing. Please keep your adjectives effective by choosing them wisely. Appearance Adjectives Adorable 
beautiful 
clean 
 drab 
elegant 
fancy 
 glamorous 
 handsome 
long 
magnificent 
 old-fashioned 
 plain 
 quaint 
 sparkling 
ugliest 
 unsightly 
 wide-eyed Color Adjectives Red 
orange 
yellow 
green 
blue 
purple 
gray 
black 
white Condition Adjectives alive 
 better 
careful 
 clever 
dead 
easy 
famous 
 gifted 
helpful 
important 
inexpensive 
 mushy 
odd 
 powerful 
rich 
shy 
 tender 
uninterested 
vast wrong. Feelings (Bad) Adjectives Angry bewildered 
 clumsy 
defeated 
embarrassed 
fierce 
grumpy 
helpless 
itchy 
 jealous 
 lazy 
mysterious 
nervous 
obnoxious 
panicky 
 repulsive 
 scary Feelings (Good) Adjectives agreeable 
 brave 
calm 
delightful 
 eager 
faithful 
 gentle 
happy 
jolly 
 kind 
 lively 
nice 
obedient 
proud 
 relieved 
 silly 
thankful 
 witty Shape Adjectives broad 
 chubby 
crooked 
 curved 
deep 
flat 
 high 
 hollow 
low 
narrow 
 round 
shallow 
 skinny 
square 
steep 
 straight 
wide. Size Adjectives Big 
colossal 
fat 
 gigantic 
great 
 huge 
 immense 
 large 
little 
 mammoth 
massive 
miniature 
petite 
puny 
scrawny 
short 
 small 
 tall 
 teeny 
 teeny-tiny 
tiny Sound Adjectives Cooing 
deafening 
 faint 
 hissing 
 loud 
 melodic 
 noisy 
 purring 
quiet 
raspy 
screeching 
 thundering 
 voiceless 
 whispering 

 Time Adjectives ancient 
 brief 
early 
 fast 
late 
long 
modern 
 old 
old-fashioned 
quick 
 rapid 
 short 
 slow 
swift 
young Taste/Touch Adjectives Bitter 
delicious 
fresh 
 greasy 
juicy 
 hot 
icy 
 loose 
 melted 
nutritious 
prickly 
rainy 
rotten 
salty 
sticky 
strong 
 sweet 
tart 
 tasteless 
uneven 
weak 
yummy Touch Adjectives Boiling 
breeze 
 broken 
 bumpy 
chilly 
 cold 
cool 
creepy 
crooked 
cuddly 
curly damaged 
damp 
dirty 
dry 
dusty 
 
flaky 
 fluffy 
 freezing 
 hot 
 warm Quantity Adjectives Abundant 
empty 
few 
 full 
 heavy 
light 
 many 
 numerous 
 sparse 
 substantial 
 Comprehensive List of Adjectives 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 ad hoc adamant B bad barbarous bashful bawdy beautiful befitting belligerent beneficial bent berserk best better bewildered big billowy bite-sized bitter bizarre black black-and-white bloody blue blue-eyed blushing boiling boorish bored boring bouncy boundless brainy brash brave brawny breakable C cagey calculating callous calm capable capricious careful careless caring cautious ceaseless certain changeable charming cheap cheerful chemical chief childlike chilly chivalrous chubby chunky clammy classy clean clear clever cloistered cloudy closed clumsy cluttered coherent cold D daffy daily damaged damaging damp dangerous dapper dark dashing dazzling dead deadpan deafening dear debonair decisive decorous deep deeply defeated defective defiant delicate delicious delightful demonic delirious dependent depressed deranged descriptive deserted detailed determined devilish E eager early earsplitting earthy easy eatable economic educated efficacious efficient eight elastic elated elderly electric elegant elfin elite embarrassed eminent empty enchanted enchanting encouraging endurable energetic enormous entertaining enthusiastic envious equable equal erect erratic ethereal adaptable addicted adhesive adjoining adorable adventurous afraid aggressive agonizing agreeable ahead ajar alcoholic alert alike alive alleged alluring aloof amazing ambiguous ambitious amuck amused amusing ancient angry animated annoyed annoying anxious apathetic aquatic aromatic arrogant ashamed aspiring assorted astonishing attractive breezy brief bright bright broad broken brown bumpy burly bustling busy colorful colossal combative comfortable common complete complex concerned condemned confused conscious cooing cool cooperative coordinated courageous cowardly crabby craven crazy creepy crooked crowded cruel cuddly cultured cumbersome curious curly curved curvy cut cute cute cynical didactic different difficult diligent direful dirty disagreeable disastrous discreet disgusted disgusting disillusioned dispensable distinct disturbed divergent dizzy domineering doubtful drab draconian dramatic dreary drunk dry dull dusty dusty dynamic dysfunctional evanescent evasive even excellent excited exciting exclusive exotic expensive extra-large extra-small exuberant exultant auspicious automatic available average awake aware awesome awful axiomatic 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 filthy G gabby gainful gamy gaping garrulous gaudy general gentle giant giddy gifted gigantic glamorous gleaming glib glistening glorious glossy godly good goofy gorgeous graceful grandiose grateful gratis gray greasy H habitual half hallowed halting handsome handsomely handy hanging hapless happy hard hard-to-find harmonious harsh hateful heady healthy heartbreaking heavenly heavy hellish helpful helpless hesitant hideous high highfalutin high-pitched I icky icy idiotic ignorant ill illegal ill-fated ill-informed illustrious imaginary immense imminent impartial imperfect impolite important imported impossible incandescent incompetent inconclusive industrious incredible inexpensive infamous innate innocent inquisitive J jaded jagged jazzy jealous jittery jobless jolly joyous judicious juicy jumbled jumpy juvenile fine finicky first five fixed flagrant flaky flashy flat flawless flimsy flippant flowery fluffy fluttering foamy foolish foregoing forgetful fortunate four frail fragile frantic free freezing frequent fresh fretful friendly frightened frightening full fumbling functional funny furry furtive future futuristic great greedy green grey grieving groovy grotesque grouchy grubby gruesome grumpy guarded guiltless gullible gusty guttural hilarious hissing historical holistic hollow homeless homely honorable horrible hospitable hot huge hulking humdrum humorous hungry hurried hurt hushed husky hypnotic hysterical insidious instinctive intelligent interesting internal invincible irate irritating itchy fuzzy K kaput keen kind kindhearted kindly knotty knowing known 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 lively living lonely long longing long-term loose lopsided loud loutish M macabre macho maddening madly magenta magical magnificent majestic makeshift male malicious mammoth maniacal many marked massive married marvelous material materialistic mature mean measly meaty medical meek mellow melodic melted merciful mere messy mighty military milky mindless 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 nonstop normal nostalgic nosy noxious null numberless numerous nutritious nutty 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 oval overconfident overjoyed overrated overt overwrought lovely loving low lowly lucky ludicrous lumpy lush luxuriant lying lyrical 
 miniature minor miscreant misty mixed moaning modern moldy momentous motionless mountainous muddled mundane murky mushy mute mysterious P painful painstaking pale paltry panicky panoramic parallel parched parsimonious past pastoral pathetic peaceful penitent perfect periodic permissible perpetual petite Q quack quaint quarrelsome questionable quick quickest quiet quirky quixotic quizzical R rabid racial ragged rainy rambunctious rampant rapid rare raspy ratty ready real rebel receptive recondite red redundant reflective regular S sable sad safe salty same sassy satisfying savory scandalous scarce scared scary scattered scientific scintillating scrawny screeching second second-hand T taboo tacit tacky talented tall tame tan tangible tangy tart tasteful tasteless tasty tawdry tearful tedious teeny teeny-tiny telling petite phobic physical picayune pink piquant placid plain plant plastic plausible pleasant plucky pointless poised polite political poor possessive possible powerful precious premium present pretty previous pricey prickly private probable productive profuse protective proud psychedelic psychotic public puffy pumped puny relieved remarkable reminiscent repulsive resolute resonant responsible rhetorical rich right righteous rightful rigid ripe ritzy roasted robust romantic roomy rotten rough round royal ruddy rude rural rustic ruthless secret secretive sedate seemly selective selfish separate serious shaggy shaky shallow sharp shiny shivering shocking short shrill shut shy sick silent silent silky silly simple simplistic sincere six skillful skinny sleepy slim slimy slippery sloppy slow small smart smelly smiling temporary ten tender tense tense tenuous terrible terrific tested testy thankful therapeutic thick thin thinkable third thirsty thirsty thoughtful thoughtless threatening three thundering tidy tight tightfisted tiny tired tiresome toothsome torpid tough towering tranquil trashy tremendous tricky trite troubled truculent purple purring pushy puzzled puzzling smoggy smooth sneaky snobbish snotty soft soggy solid somber sophisticated sordid sore sore sour sparkling special spectacular spicy spiffy spiky spiritual spiteful splendid spooky spotless spotted spotty spurious squalid square squealing squeamish staking stale standing statuesque steadfast steady steep stereotyped true truthful two typical sticky stiff stimulating stingy stormy straight strange striped strong stupendous stupid sturdy subdued subsequent substantial successful succinct sudden sulky super superb superficial supreme swanky sweet sweltering swift symptomatic synonymous U ubiquitous ugliest ugly ultra unable V vacuous vagabond vague valuable various W wacky waggish waiting wakeful wandering Y yellow yielding young youthful yummy Z zany zealous zesty zippy zonked 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 vast vengeful venomous verdant versed victorious vigorous violent violet vivacious voiceless volatile voracious vulgar warlike warm wary wasteful watery weak wealthy weary well-groomed well-made well-off well-to-do wet whimsical whispering white whole wicked wide wide-eyed wiggly wild willing windy wiry wise wistful witty woebegone womanly wonderful woozy workable worried worthless wrathful wretched wrong wry