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Adjectives commonly used to describe "uncle" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
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Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
Loved; lovable.
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
Of a person or an animal:
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
(n)
A surname.
Near the end of a period of time.
Of a large size or extent; great.
(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Possessing financial wealth; rich.
Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
Well known.
No longer alive; dead.
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
Having worth, merit, or value.
Old.
old; having lived for relatively many years.
A beloved person; a term of endearment.
The youngest child in a family, or individual in a group.
(superlative) Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
One who is younger than another.
Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
Having a disposition to do good.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
Not having any children.
Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
(of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
The ordinal form of the number four.
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;
Very excited or enthusiastic.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
(US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
(British spelling) Respected, having received honour.
Respected or given reverence.
Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of]
Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
Having no husband or wife.
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
(in combination) Having a specified kind or number of heart.
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
(sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.
famous or widely praised
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.