Words similar to adjective
Example sentences for: adjective
How can you use “adjective” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
It is used to describe compounds composed of an adjective and a substantive so as to form, principally, a possessive adjective, like bahuvrihi itself; it also forms a compound that is different grammatically from its head member and, particularly, plurals that function as singular nouns, as in lazy-bones, sly-boots .
It enjoys life not only as an interjection but also as a noun ("The movie's real duh of a raison d'être"-- Village Voice ) and an adjective ("That's so duh you've got to smile"-- Los Angeles Times ). Bummer , one 1960s word that really did get its start in the '60s drug culture, is also proving its hardiness, a testament both to the term's euphony and to the ubiquity of bummers in the world at large.
fxxxable [Anglo-Australian] Adjective . Sexually desirable.
As Koslowska correctly points out, the choice of adverb or adjective depends largely on the verb, adverb, or substantive being modified.
..” Perhaps particularly where the noun and adjective are identical in form, if not function, colloquially a blunt noun is invented, such as Dutchman for German (n.)