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Adjectives commonly used to describe "river" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
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Small in size.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
Wide in extent or scope.
Very strong; possessing might.
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
Of great size, large.
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
(n)
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
Adjacent, near, close by.
maximal in amount
Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.
(adv)
(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
A surname.
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
Relating to or being the second of two items.
Fast; quick; rapid.
Very swift or quick.
Relating to tides.
Primary; most important; first level in importance.
Senses referring to subjective quality.
Transparent in colour.
(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
Untamed; not domesticated.
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
Well known.
(superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near
Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
Of a blue hue.
Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
A centre, midpoint.
(countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
Slow; having little motion.
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
A river that flows along the borders of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and through Washington, United States.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
Free from or lacking moisture.
(hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
Made unclean or impure.
(chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed.
calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil
Very large.