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Meanings of adjective in inglés

ruso
имя прилагательное
portugués
adjetivos
español
adjetivo
catalán
adjectiu

Part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun.

Related terms
adjetivo
portugués
adjetivo

Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.

Related terms
adjetivo
portugués
processual
catalán
processal

Relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law.

processual
Usage of adjective in inglés
1
Gret is a wonderful adjective, used to add emphasis to a point.
The South African
2
But the problem, if not the adjective, is certainly a familiar one.
The Irish Times
3
The adjective is used more in pity than in anger or disgust.
Are You a Bromide? / The Sulphitic Theory Expounded and Exemplif...
4
The conjunction of the letter H with that particular adjective started echoes.
The Honorable Percival
5
The adjective nice has various dialectal uses in Ireland, England and Scotland.
The Irish Times
6
It's the only family title that comes with its own adjective: wicked.
The Irish Times
7
I agree with the third adjective and a little with the second.
The Guardian
8
An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article because the higher the fewer.
The Silly Syclopedia / A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literar...
9
Almost every verb or adjective they use has a connected numerical clarifier.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
10
And here observe my adjective-myout-of-the-way-foritis a case in point.
The History of a Mouthful of Bread / And its effect on the organ...
11
We have dropped the comparatively democratic adjective, and kept the aristocratic noun.
The Crimes of England
12
The adjective slipped from his mind before he was aware of it.
Four Weird Tales
13
Douce is an adjective one hears in the north of this island.
The Irish Times
14
In England the word is pronounced Maudlin, whence maudlin, adjective, unpleasantly sentimental.
The Devil's Dictionary
15
Give me a new and fitting adjective to describe what I see.
A Truthful Woman in Southern California
16
He was immensely pleased with the adjective he had coined, repeating it.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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español
adjetivo
Adjective through the time
Adjective across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common