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101 endearing
adjective (arousing feelings of affection: his endearing innocence.) vinnande, älskvärd -
102 entertaining
adjective (amusing: entertaining stories.) underhåll-ande -
103 enticing
adjective (attractive: an enticing smell.) lockande, tilldragande -
104 evaporated
adjective (having had some moisture removed by evaporation: evaporated milk.) evaporerad, kondenserad, ångpreparerad -
105 excepted
adjective all European countries, Denmark excepted (= except Denmark).) utom, med undantag av -
106 exhilarating
adjective an exhilarating walk.) upplivande, uppiggande -
107 eye-catching
adjective (striking or noticeable, especially if attractive: an eye-catching advertisement.) som fångar ögat -
108 fanatic(al)
adjective ((too) enthusiastic: He is fanatical about physical exercise.) fanatisk -
109 far-fetched
adjective (very unlikely: a far-fetched story.) långsökt -
110 favourable
1) (showing approval: Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?) välvillig2) (helpful or advantageous: a favourable wind.) gynnsam, bra -
111 feathered
adjective befjädrad -
112 first-born
adjective, noun (one's) oldest (child). förstfödd -
113 first-class
1) (of the best quality: a first-class hotel.) första klassens2) (very good: This food is first-class!) förstklassig3) ((for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, ship etc: a first-class passenger ticket; ( also adverb) She always travels first-class.) förstaklass-, första klass -
114 first-hand
adjective, adverb ((of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people: a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.) förstahands-, i första hand, direkt -
115 first-rate
adjective (of the best quality: She is a first-rate architect.) förstklassig, prima -
116 flabbergasted
(very surprised: She was quite flabbergasted when we told her.) paff, förbluffad -
117 flounced
adjective (decorated with a flounce.) volanggarnerad -
118 fog-bound
adjective (unable to move or function because of fog: The plane is fog-bound.) uppehållen på grund av dimma -
119 forbearing
adjective (patient: a patient and forbearing friend.) överseende, tålmodig -
120 fresh-water
adjective (of inland rivers or lakes; not of the sea: fresh-water fish.) sötvatten-
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adjective — 1. general. The term adjective was itself an adjective for a hundred years before it became used as a noun for one of the parts of speech. Joseph Priestley, in The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761), was perhaps the first English grammarian to… … Modern English usage
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adjective — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word used to describe or modify a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. DERIVATIVES adjectival adjective. ORIGIN Old French adjectif, from Latin adicere add … English terms dictionary
adjective — index procedural Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
adjective — [n] word that modifies a noun accessory, additional, adjunct, adnoun, attribute, attributive, dependent, descriptive, identifier, modifier, qualifier; concept 275 … New thesaurus
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adjective — /ˈædʒəktɪv / (say ajuhktiv) noun 1. Grammar a. one of the major word classes in many languages, comprising words that typically modify a noun. b. such a word, as wise in a wise ruler, or in she is wise. –adjective 2. Grammar relating to an… …