I think the right adjective for it would be perhaps-

An adjective avoided his quest-theright adjective; the one and only word which expressed the precise shade of meaning desired.

"He was"-Riellysearched for the right adjective-"pudgyand I guess a little older."

"I was trying to select the right adjective."

When questioned, the 53-year-old reaches for all the right adjectives in describing the "huge honour" of letting the Lions loose in his own backyard.

"Miserable" is the right adjective.

"Yes, that would be the right adjective." He smiled and then added, "When I picked you up yesterday at the airport you were literally glowing.