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Adjectives commonly used to describe "great" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adv)
To a smaller extent or degree.
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Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
(n)
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
Small in size.
(rail transport) The station code of Prince Edward in Hong Kong.
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
(with a superlative adjective) Beyond all others.
To a greater degree or extent.
Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Physically close.
To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
Having been called.
To a great extent or degree.
(somewhat dated outside Asia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) Three times.
Existing in nature.
Relating to literature.
(interrogative) In what manner:
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
(sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.
Previous.
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
Near the end of a period of time.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.
Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
A portion; a component.
Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
(nonstandard) Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
To an extent or in a way that cannot be, or could not have been, imagined
A native or inhabitant of Sierra Nevada.
A romantic quality, spirit or action.
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
Well known.
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
Done or occurring often; common.
That cannot be reformed.
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
Opposed to something.
(N)
a UK weekly pop/rock music newspaper, published from 10 October 1970 to 6 April 1991.
Alternative spelling of Athabasca. [A lake in Alberta, Canada.]
The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
(uncountable) The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Austria. Capital and largest city: Vienna.
(biochemistry) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
(informal, US politics, Philippine politics) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.