Thursday, March 17, 2016

Hey, how are things? Thinking of your Easter holiday plans already? I understand... Still, there some of you out there who would like to revisit that old list of extreme adjectives that make your English more interesting. So here goes: extreme adjectives:



Extreme adjectives
(intermediate level)


good
great, excellent, terrific
bad
horrible, awul, terrible
big
huge, enormous
small
tiny
cold
freezing
hot
boiling
stupid
moronic
clever
intelligent, brilliant
surprising
amazing, astonishing
scary / frightening
terrifying
tasty
delicious
embarrassing
mortifying
sad
devastated, miserable
happy
elated, euphoric
painful
excruciating
strange
weird, bizarre
interesting
fascinating
pretty
beautiful
good-looking
gorgeous
dirty
filthy
ugly
hideous
disgusting
revolting
tired
exhausted
shocked
petrified
new
brand new



NOTE: Remember that pairs such as fast asleep/wide awake belong to the advanced level. The same can be said about extreme adjectives like mouth-watering, bone-chilling, drop-dead gorgeous, etc.


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