Feb 14, 2016

Adjectives describing objects’ properties
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    • bright         . . . 
      / braɪt /
              . . . 
      giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining

      • clear         . . . 
        / klɪə /
                . . . 
        easy to perceive, understand, or interpret

        • distinct         . . . 
          / dɪ.ˈstɪŋkt /
                  . . . 
          recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type

          • drab         . . . 
            / dræb /
                    . . . 
            lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull

            • elegant         . . . 
              / ˈe.lɪ.ɡənt /
                      . . . 
              pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

              • filthy         . . . 
                / ˈfɪl.θi /
                        . . . 
                disgustingly dirty

                • gleaming         . . . 
                  / ˈɡliːm.ɪŋ /
                          . . . 
                  shine brightly, especially with reflected light

                  • grotesque         . . . 
                    / ɡrəʊ.ˈtesk /
                            . . . 
                    comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

                    • long         . . . 
                      / ˈlɒŋ /
                              . . . 
                      measuring a great distance from end to end

                      • magnificent         . . . 
                        / mæɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪsnt /
                                . . . 
                        impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking

                        • muddy         . . . 
                          / ˈmʌ.di /
                                  . . . 
                          covered in or full of mud

                          • precious         . . . 
                            / ˈpre.ʃəs /
                                    . . . 
                            (of something) of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly

                            • sparkling         . . . 
                              / ˈspɑːk.l̩.ɪŋ /
                                      . . . 
                              shining brightly with flashes of light

                              • spotless         . . . 
                                / ˈspɒt.ləs /
                                        . . . 
                                absolutely clean or pure; immaculate

                                • strange         . . . 
                                  / streɪndʒ /
                                          . . . 
                                  unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand

                                  • unsightly         . . . 
                                    / ʌn.ˈsaɪt.li /
                                            . . . 
                                    unpleasant to look at; ugly

                                    • unusual         . . . 
                                      / ʌn.ˈjuː.ʒʊəl /
                                              . . . 
                                      not habitually or commonly occurring or done

                                      • valuable         . . . 
                                        / ˈvæ.ljʊəb.l /
                                                . . . 
                                        worth a great deal of money; extremely useful or important

                                      tags: ESL vocabulary • useful adjectives • useful definitions • English learning vocabulary • Intermediate level • objects’ properties • properties of objects
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