9-Letter Adjectives Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 351 9-Letter Adjectives Starting With D in the English Language.
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| Common Adjectives (with Definitions and Examples) | |
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| directory | More Definitions → |
| different | 1. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree 2. distinctly separate from the first More Definitions → |
| developed | 1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful 2. (used of societies) having high industrial development More Definitions → |
| described | 1. represented in words especially with sharpness and detail More Definitions → |
| difficult | 1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure 2. hard to control More Definitions → |
| dedicated | 1. devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose 2. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose More Definitions → |
| direction | More Definitions → |
| dependent | 1. relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed 2. (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence More Definitions → |
| dangerous | 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm 2. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm More Definitions → |
| defendant | More Definitions → |
| directive | 1. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on More Definitions → |
| designing | 1. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest More Definitions → |
| desperate | 1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope 2. desperately determined More Definitions → |
| destroyed | 1. spoiled or ruined or demolished 2. destroyed physically or morally More Definitions → |
| decreased | 1. made less in size or amount or degree More Definitions → |
| delicious | 1. greatly pleasing or entertaining 2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste More Definitions → |
| disturbed | 1. having the place or position changed 2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief More Definitions → |
| duplicate | 1. identically copied from an original 2. being two identical More Definitions → |
| desirable | 1. worth having or seeking or achieving 2. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse More Definitions → |
| demanding | 1. requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill More Definitions → |
| defensive | 1. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 2. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack More Definitions → |
| detective | More Definitions → |
| dominated | 1. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power 2. harassed by persistent nagging More Definitions → |
| disclosed | 1. made known (especially something secret or concealed) More Definitions → |
| decorated | 1. provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction More Definitions → |
| dismissed | 1. having lost your job More Definitions → |
| defective | 1. having a defect 2. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior More Definitions → |
| defending | 1. attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring More Definitions → |
| delighted | 1. greatly pleased 2. filled with wonder and delight More Definitions → |
| directing | 1. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on More Definitions → |
| depressed | 1. lower than previously 2. flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces More Definitions → |
| designate | 1. appointed but not yet installed in office More Definitions → |
| dissolved | 1. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form More Definitions → |
| digestive | 1. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion More Definitions → |
| departing | 1. that is going out or leaving More Definitions → |
| discarded | 1. thrown away More Definitions → |
| deficient | 1. inadequate in amount or degree 2. falling short of some prescribed norm More Definitions → |
| distorted | 1. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly 2. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented More Definitions → |
| dispersed | 1. distributed or spread over a considerable extent More Definitions → |
| disabling | 1. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified 2. that cripples or disables or incapacitates More Definitions → |
| dynamical | 1. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality More Definitions → |
| disparate | 1. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind 2. including markedly dissimilar elements More Definitions → |
| detergent | 1. having cleansing power More Definitions → |
| deserving | 1. (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way More Definitions → |
| dependant | 1. contingent on something else 2. addicted to a drug More Definitions → |
| distilled | More Definitions → |
| deceptive | 1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true 2. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently More Definitions → |
| degrading | 1. harmful to the mind or morals 2. used of conduct; characterized by dishonor More Definitions → |
| disrupted | 1. marked by breaks or gaps More Definitions → |
| dishonest | 1. capable of being corrupted 2. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive More Definitions → |
| downright | 1. characterized by plain blunt honesty 2. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers More Definitions → |
| disguised | 1. having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading More Definitions → |
| delimited | 1. having the limits or boundaries established More Definitions → |
| deterrent | 1. tending to deter More Definitions → |
| divergent | 1. diverging from another or from a standard 2. tending to move apart in different directions More Definitions → |
| daredevil | 1. presumptuously daring More Definitions → |
| doubtless | More Definitions → |
| dispensed | 1. distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions More Definitions → |
| deepening | 1. accumulating and becoming more intense More Definitions → |
| deciduous | 1. (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth 2. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season More Definitions → |
| disgusted | 1. having a strong distaste from surfeit More Definitions → |
| dissident | 1. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards 2. disagreeing, especially with a majority More Definitions → |
| dendritic | 1. (neuroscience) of or relating to or resembling a dendrite More Definitions → |
| doctrinal | 1. relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine More Definitions → |
| dignified | 1. having or showing self-esteem 2. having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance More Definitions → |
| delirious | 1. experiencing delirium 2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion More Definitions → |
| definable | 1. capable of being defined, limited, or explained More Definitions → |
| diverting | 1. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining More Definitions → |
| deflation | More Definitions → |
| destitute | 1. poor enough to need help from others 2. completely wanting or lacking More Definitions → |
| deductive | 1. relating to logical deduction 2. involving inferences from general principles More Definitions → |
| divisible | 1. capable of being or liable to be divided or separated More Definitions → |
| dwindling | 1. gradually decreasing until little remains More Definitions → |
| diastolic | 1. of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole More Definitions → |
| delineate | 1. represented accurately or precisely More Definitions → |
| debatable | 1. open to doubt or debate 2. open to argument or debate More Definitions → |
| deadliest | 1. causing or capable of causing death 2. of an instrument of certain death More Definitions → |
| dialectic | 1. of or relating to or employing dialectic More Definitions → |
| darkening | 1. becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over More Definitions → |
| dissected | 1. having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib More Definitions → |
| disgraced | 1. suffering shame More Definitions → |
| deceitful | 1. involving deception 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another More Definitions → |
| deafening | 1. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss More Definitions → |
| disarming | 1. capable of allaying hostility More Definitions → |
| devouring | 1. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous More Definitions → |
| demeaning | 1. causing awareness of your shortcomings More Definitions → |
| diverging | 1. tending to move apart in different directions More Definitions → |
| denatured | 1. changed in nature or natural quality More Definitions → |
| desiccant | More Definitions → |
| diffusing | 1. spreading by diffusion More Definitions → |
| diffusive | 1. spreading by diffusion More Definitions → |
| dastardly | 1. despicably cowardly More Definitions → |
| drinkable | 1. suitable for drinking More Definitions → |
| dreamlike | 1. resembling a dream More Definitions → |
| dissonant | 1. characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved 2. lacking in harmony More Definitions → |
| dauntless | 1. invulnerable to fear or intimidation More Definitions → |
| dualistic | 1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism More Definitions → |