adjectives

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extremely and unreasonably
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insanely
She gets insanely jealous if he so much as looks at another woman.
items made in a factory using the same methods and machines to ensure they are all the same and made quickly
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factory-produced
selected carefully and personally by someone, often with attention to quality or suitability
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hand-picked
perfectly clean or tidy
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immaculate
dressed in an immaculate white suit
not graceful or polite, or not behaving in a way that is thought to be socially acceptable for a woman
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unladylike
upsetting or worrying
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distressing
The news reports about the famine were very distressing.
full of activity, or very busy and fast
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hectic
only and not involving anyone or anything else
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solely
similar to styles, fashions, etc. from the past
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retro
using something in a careless way and causing some of it to be wasted
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wasteful
It's wasteful the way you throw so much food away!
attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned
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quaint
a quaint old cottage
artificially attractive or too perfect
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twee
comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm
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cosy
This room is nice and cosy in the winter.
something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality
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antique
really and sincerely
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genuinely
extremely, very sharp
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razor-sharp
These animals have razor-sharp teeth
very clear or very obvious, very easy to understand
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crystal clear
The townspeople have made it crystal clear that they don’t want the new highway built.
completely new, especially not yet used
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brand new
How can he afford to buy himself a brand new car?
feeling extremely bored with no interest and excitement at all
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bored stiff
We sat there, bored stiff, while the history teacher droned on.
extremely hot
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boiling hot
It was boiling hot this summer
extremely cold
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freezing cold
She likes to follow a hot bath with a freezing cold shower.
completely alert and fully awake, with no drowsiness or sleepiness
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wide awake
being deeply and soundly asleep, often with little chance of waking up easily
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fast asleep
Very small or minuscule, emphasizing the smallness of something.
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tiny little
Extremely large or huge, emphasizing the size of something.
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great big
deserving severe criticism, very bad
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lamentable
the lamentable state of economy
arm or leg that has not grown to its correct size because of disease
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withered
Dried up, shriveled, or faded, typically due to age or lack of moisture.
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withered
used when something is said to be true but has not been proved
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allegedly
unpleasant, extremely bad or ugly, shocking
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ghastly
covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)
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muddy
(of a piece of work or a problem) difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill
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tricky
bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff
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supple
Not easily bent or moved; rigid or inflexible.
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stiff
quick and exact either in movement or thoughts
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nimble
His nimble mind calculated the answer before I could key the numbers into my computer.
łój, sadło, tłuszcz
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suet
very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention
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striking
obvious, interesting, and (esp. of a person) often attractive
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striking
good at doing something, especially because you have practised doing it
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skilful
Police officers have to be skilful drivers.
done or made very well
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skilful
a skilful piece of playing on the clarinet
finally, after a series of things have happened
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ultimately
used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation
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ultimately
frightening and violent
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ferocious
almost, or not completely
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nearly
almost, or not completely
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further
comparative of far: to a greater distance or degree, or at a more advanced level
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further
place that is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it
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desolate
The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape.
using force to hurt or attack
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violent
used to describe a situation or event in which people are hurt or killed
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violent
in a cleverly planned way, especially when this involves tricking other people, or making things for a particular purpose
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cunningly
She had cunningly concealed the device inside a basket of fruit.
(with reference to something unpleasant or unwelcome) intensely
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acutely
the whole situation was acutely embarrassing

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