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101 ashen
adjective ((of someone's face etc) very pale with shock etc.) bledý* * *• popelový• sinalý• bledý -
102 assumed
adjective (pretended; not genuine: assumed astonishment; He wrote under an assumed name (= not using his real name).) předstíraný, nepravý* * *• předpokládaný -
103 assured
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104 asthmatic
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105 astonishing
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106 astounding
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107 atheistic
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108 attached
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109 authoritarian
adjective (considering obedience to authority more important than personal freedom: an authoritarian government.) autoritářský* * *• autoritativní• autoritářský -
110 autocratic
1) (having absolute power: an autocratic government.) autokratický2) (expecting complete obedience: a very autocratic father.) despotický* * *• absolutistický• autokratický -
111 autonomous
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112 autumnal
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113 awe-inspiring
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) nahánějící hrůzu, vzbuzující úctu* * *• vzbuzující úctu -
114 awesome
adjective (causing awe: The waterfall was awe-inspiring; an awesome sight.) nahánějící hrůzu, vzbuzující úctu* * *• úchvatný• velkolepý• strašný• hrozný• hrůzný• děsný• děsivý -
115 awestruck
adjective (filled with awe: awestruck by the mountains.) jat hrůzou/bázní* * *• ohromený• omráčený -
116 babyish
adjective (like a baby; not mature: a babyish child that cries every day at school.) dětský, dětinský* * *• dětinský -
117 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) vyčerpávající* * *• únavný• vyčerpávající -
118 baffling
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119 baggy
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120 baked
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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
Adjective — Ad jec*tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjectived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjectiving}.] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.] [1913 Webster] Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adjective — Ad jec*tive ([a^]d j[e^]k*t[i^]v), a. [See {Adjective}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence. [1913 Webster] 2. Not standing by itself; dependent. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective — late 14c., as an adjective, adjectival, in noun adjective, from O.Fr. adjectif (14c.), from L. adjectivum that is added to (the noun), neut. of adjectivus added, from pp. of adicere to throw or place (a thing) near, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad ))… … Etymology dictionary
adjective — [aj′ik tiv] n. [ME & OFr adjectif < L adjectivus, that is added < adjectus, pp. of adjicere, to add to < ad , to + jacere, to throw: see JET1] any of a class of words used to modify a noun or other substantive, as by describing qualities … English World dictionary
Adjective — Ad jec*tive, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See {Adject}.] 1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… … Wikipedia
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… …