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90+ Adjectives That Start with J: a List of Words with Explanation and Examples

Adjectives That Start with J

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Adjectives That Start with JA (27 Words)
Adjectives That Start with JE (18 Words)
Adjectives That Start with JI (7 Words)
Adjectives That Start with JO (16 Words)
Adjectives That Start with JU (31 Words)
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Adjectives That Start with JA (27 Words)

jacksonian	Of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy. Now jacksonian populism can be ‘heard’ as well as read.
jacobean	Of or relating to James I or his reign or times. There is no jacobean drama of any sort.
Jacobinic	Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French revolution
Jacobinical	Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French revolution
jade	Of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish-green to yellowish-green. Jade is also the state gemstone of the state of Wyoming.
jaded	Dulled by surfeit. Hatred of the government gave way to a jaded contempt.
jadish	Of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish-green. There is a commercial nephrite jade mine near Cowell.
jagged	Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. The appearance is extremely jagged.
jaggy	Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. A taxicab space line.. at an infinitesimal level it’d still be jaggy.
Jain	Relating to or characteristic of Jainism. The jinas or Tirthankaras occupy the most exalted position in Jain pantheon.
Jainist	Relating to or characteristic of Jainism. The shvetambaras are the other main Jainist sect.
jam-packed	Filled to capacity. Thimbleberry and chokecherry jam is a treat.
Jamaican	Of or relating to Jamaica (the island or the country) or to its inhabitants. One Panamanian and one Jamaican.
jamesian	Of or relating to or characteristic of william James or his philosophy or his teachings. The trope of the ghost has been deemed Jamesian.
jammed	Filled to capacity. When coppola squeezed the trigger, the gun jammed.
jangling	Like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together It is a violent shade of red that is jangling my nerves.
jangly	Like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together Agreed, this barely scratches the surface of jangly pop bands…
Janus-faced	Having two faces–one looking to the future and one to the past The pontificate faced extraordinary problems.
Japanese	Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language. Japanese is the language of the school.
jarring	Making or causing a harsh and irritating sound. I personally consider the previous format extremely jarring to the eye.
jaundiced	Showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste Call me jaundiced, but i can’t see what this adds to the article.
jaunty	Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air- frances g. patton- h.m.reynolds Is it ok to add a screenshot of the default desktop for jaunty now
javan	Of or relating to or characteristic of java or its inhabitants or its language Javan leopards are listed as being critically endangered.
javanese	Of or relating to or characteristic of java or its inhabitants or its language There are many non javanese who speak javanese.
jawed	Of animals having jaws of a specified type One term has a reasonable base in fact, the other is flap jawed speculation.
jawless	Of animals having no jaw List of prehistoric jawless fish.
jazzy	Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm) The guitar also had a jazzy and jangly type tone.

Adjectives That Start with JE (18 Words)

jealous	Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages Danny is jealous and throws marcos in the water with a life preserver.
jeffersonian	Relating to or characteristic of thomas jefferson or his principles or theories Americans live in a jeffersonian political system with a hamilton economy.
jejune	Lacking in nutritive value We simply don’t need an exhaustive list of jejune parliamentary maneuvers.
jellied	Congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling This is used as a thickening agent make jellied gasoline.
jellylike	Thick like gelatin The eggs of fish and amphibians are jellylike.
jerkwater	Small and remote and insignificant I don’t think this explanation of jerkwater is correct.
jerky	Lacking a steady rhythm Cartman happily feeds some of the jerky to one of the calves.
jerry-built	Of inferior workmanship and materials Jerry preston was the prospective investor into the school.
jesting	Characterized by jokes and good humor Jesting aside, that is very interesting about size and speed.
jesuit	Having qualities characteristic of jesuits or jesuitism The library of the jesuit university.
jesuitic	Having qualities characteristic of jesuits or jesuitism
jesuitical	Having qualities characteristic of jesuits or jesuitism Now all this jesuitical argumentation is unnecessary.
jet	Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal He saw a jet in the sky and screamed.
jet-black	Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal Calamitous orders beautiful to strap jimmy and jet to a pendulum.
jetting	Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal He saw a jet in the sky and screamed.
jeweled	Covered with beads or jewels or sequins A jeweled watch should contain at least 7 jewels.
jewelled	Covered with beads or jewels or sequins Today most jewelled bearings are synthetic ruby or sapphire.
jewish	Of or relating to jews or their culture or religion Born by a jewish mother, arquette did not fully submerse himself in his jewish heritage until age 40.

Adjectives That Start with JI (7 Words)

jiggered	Surprised Maxwell’s equations is constantly being jiggered in dubious ways.
jihadi	Of or relating to a jihad However, it has been labelled as a cover for a jihadi forum by sofir.
jilted	Rebuffed (by a lover) without warning The jilted mistress of a nobleman.
jingly	Having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells He finds lady jingly sitting on a little heap of stones.
jinxed	Causing or accompanied by misfortune I’m convinced some deity saw this and jinxed the weather.
jittering	Undergoing small rapid variations
jittery	Characterized by jerky movements He seems vulnerable and jittery at times.

Adjectives That Start with JO (16 Words)

jobless	Not having a job An estimated 30 percent of the workforce was jobless.
jocose	Characterized by jokes and good humor I don’t want to hear his jocose voice.
jocular	Characterized by jokes and good humor The article text was jocular, but true.
jocund	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- wordsworth
joint	Affecting or involving two or more The arm was twisted from the elbow joint.
jointed	Having joints or jointed segments; The links are jointed by a hinge.
jolly	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- wordsworth He is the boatswain of the ‘jolly roger’.
jolty	Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
jordanian	Of or relating to or characteristic of jordan or its people No emergency was felt on the jordanian border.
journalistic	Of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism It was not a journalistic statement.
jovial	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- wordsworth I was trying to be jovial for the holiday.
jovian	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet jupiter I’ll look up the life of jovian.
jowly	Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
joyful	Full of high-spirited delight It depicts the joyful emotions of the farmers.
joyless	Not experiencing or inspiring joy She owns a cafeteria and maintains an orderly, joyless existence.
joyous	Full of or characterized by joy People were joyous in celebration of the preserver.

Adjectives That Start with JU (31 Words)

jubilant	Full of high-spirited delight Police said the two attacks deliberately targeted the jubilant supporters.
judaic	Of or relating to or characteristic of the jews or their culture or religion The work is representative of the judaic inspiration of the composer.
judaical	Of or relating to or characteristic of the jews or their culture or religion
judgmental	Depending on judgment It is otiose and subjectively judgmental.
judicable	Capable of being judged or decided
judicial	Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice The highest court of judicial branch is the supreme council of the magistracy.
judicious	Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters Clearly has the judicious and pensive disposition required of an admin.
jugular	Relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat The botched decapitation in 1945 missed his brain stem and jugular vein.
juiceless	Lacking juice
juicy	Having strong sexual appeal The only juicy bite of steak will be the first.
julian	Of or relating to or characteristic of julius caesar Julian brazier is a member of the cornerstone group of conservative mps.
jumbo	Of great mass; huge and bulky Improbably, the tying touchdown was caught by offensive tackle jumbo elliott.
jumentous	Smelling strongly like a beast of burden
jumpy	Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements Others are so jumpy, it’s embarassing.
jungian	Of or relating to carl jung or his psychological theories Active imagination is the central technique in jungian therapy.
jungly	Overgrown with tropical vegetation
junior	Including or intended for youthful persons He had the rank of the junior lieutenant.
junoesque	Suggestive of a statue
jural	Of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations I think mr jural is not yet up to speed on what this project is all about.
jurassic	Of or relating to or denoting the second period of the mesozoic era It dates to the jurassic period.
juridic	Relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge The reception of a person already baptized has the same juridic effect.
juridical	Of or relating to the law or jurisprudence Has he failed to distinguish between the juridical and the sacramental fields
jurisdictional	Restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction That is by no stretch a jurisdictional argument.
juristic	Of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations But you can use for such juristic problems your mind.
jury-rigged	Done or made using whatever is available The jury brought in a verdict of acquittal.
just	Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules Is this just a view expressed by right wing jingoist pundits
justifiable	Capable of being justified I added the reasons why i believe the article is justifiable.
justificative	Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
justificatory	Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing It is not impossible for an infinite justificatory series to exist.
justified	Having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins John justified his claim more clearly.
juvenile	Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity Yet there is more juvenile delinquency and more alienation among the young.

There are not so many adjectives that start with ‘J’. That’s because this letter didn’t enter the English language until later in history. Yet, these adjectives, like all others, add colors and emotions to narration and we hope our list of J adjectives was helpful.