Tag: Adjective

Adjective – Immaculate 1 : perfectly clean The house was always immaculate. [=spotless] 2 : having no flaw or error : PERFECT She had an immaculate record of service. — immaculately adverb an immaculately dressed man

Adjective > Concerted always used before a noun done in a planned and deliberate way usually by several or many people They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome. a concerted action/campaign a concerted attack

We can trace this word back to the Greek nomas, meaning “roving” or “wandering.” A nomad is a person with no permanent home who lives by roaming from place to place. So, nomadic people live by roaming from place to Read More …

This word has Latin roots that literally mean “bad-wishing.” Malevolent people and things are evil or harmful toward others. Pronunciation: muh LEV uh lunt Part of speech: Adjective: “malevolent hackers,” “the presence they sensed was malevolent.” Other forms: malevolence, malevolently Read More …

(also more scruffy; most scruffy) informal not neat, clean, or orderly a scruffy beard scruffy college students The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards.

of, relating to, or resembling a lion a leonine mane of hair leonine strength

having many parts intricate machinery an intricate (=complex) design/pattern The movie has an intricate plot. — intricately adverb intricately woven fabric an intricately carved mantel

always used before a noun [more gripping; most gripping] very interesting and exciting a gripping story about a slave’s escape to freedom — grippingly /ˈgrɪpɪŋli/ adverb a grippingly exciting story