Adjectives Starting With J

Here's the list of all the 260 Adjectives Starting With J in the English Language.

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just
1. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
2. fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
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joined
1. of or relating to two people who are married to each other
2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
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joint
1. affecting or involving two or more
2. involving both houses of a legislature
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junior
1. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
2. including or intended for youthful persons
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jet
1. of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
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judicial
1. belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge
2. relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
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juvenile
1. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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jade
1. of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
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justified
1. having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
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juicy
1. having strong sexual appeal
2. lucrative
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jumbo
1. of great mass; huge and bulky
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jolly
1. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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jealous
1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
2. suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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jerking
1. lacking a steady rhythm
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jailed
1. being in captivity
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jurisdictional
1. restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
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joyful
1. full of or producing joy
2. full of high-spirited delight
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joking
1. characterized by jokes and good humor
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jagged
1. having a sharply uneven surface or outline
2. having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
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jazzy
1. resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
2. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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journalistic
1. of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
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joyous
1. full of or characterized by joy
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jerky
1. lacking a steady rhythm
2. marked by abrupt transitions
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jammed
1. extremely crowed or filled to capacity
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justifiable
1. capable of being justified
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jaded
1. exhausted
2. dulled by surfeit
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jobless
1. not having a job
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jeweled
1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
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judicious
1. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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jointed
1. having joints or jointed segments
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judgmental
1. depending on judgment
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jarring
1. making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
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juridical
1. of or relating to the law or jurisprudence
2. relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
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juxtaposed
1. placed side by side often for comparison
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jovial
1. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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jugular
1. relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
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jumbled
1. in utter disorder
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jubilant
1. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
2. full of high-spirited delight
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jittery
1. characterized by jerky movements
2. being in a tense state
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jumpy
1. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
2. being in a tense state
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jetting
1. propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
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jewelled
1. covered with beads or jewels or sequins
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jawed
1. of animals having jaws of a specified type
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jutting
1. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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jolted
1. bumped or shaken jerkily
2. disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
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jaunty
1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
2. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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jilted
1. rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
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