English adjectives 2 (mastered 23.10) Flashcards
Intimidating
Daunting
Marginal (à l’écart)
Nonconformist, marginal
That counterbalances some defects
Redeeming
Called to court
Summonsed
Treating a serious topic in an inappropriately humorous way (+remark…)
Facetious
/!\ pronunciation
Rude, unpleasant
Churlish
Having little/no importance, insignificant
When someone is overly concerned w/ the small, unimportant things
Petty
Boring, tiring (quite offending)
Wearisome
Relevant to the matter under discussion
Pertinent
Weak, easily damaged or destroyed
Collocation
Flimsy (can be figurative: excuse, evidence, argument)
Silly, childish
Puerile
/!\ pronunciation
Lacking effectiveness due to overuse (opinion, etc)
Trite
Passionate
Fervent
Very critical, severe, harsh
Collocation
Scathing (criticism, remark, comment, indictment, look, stare…)
/!\ pronunciation
Tired (w/sth, sby)
Weary (of sth/sby)
capricious, playful, not serious
Whimsical
lacking energy or enthusiasm, less ng than lazy
Lackadaisical
confused, disconcerted (informal)
Discombobulated
attractive, interesting
Appealing
Too great/beautiful to be described in words
Ineffable
Criminal, extremely bad
Nefarious
extremely light and beautiful, seeming to belong to another, more spiritual, world
Ethereal
quiet and easy to persuade, to control
Docile
Fresh and clean as if new
Pristine
Sth sweet and pleasant
Dulcet (tone)
/!\ pronunciation
it is done before other people can act, especially to prevent them from doing something else
pre-emptive
sth that you can eat
Edible
