Adjectives Beginning with D: A HUGE List with Examples and Definitions

Here, we present a list of 780 adjectives that start with D. Every word is accompanied with a definition. For most adjectives, we have also included an example sentence. The list is organized by the first two letters for easier usage. Enjoy!

Adjectives Starting with DA (46 Words)

dacitic	Relating to or consisting of dacite. Hawkins volcanics is a green grey dacite or dacitic tuff.
dactylic	Of or consisting of dactyls. Dactylic tetrameter is a metre in poetry.
daedal	Complex and ingenious in design or function.
daft	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. Daft punk approached the company with their visual concept for the shows.
daily	Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions. The daily collegian is the largest daily college newspaper in new england.
dainty	Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted. The range, named dainty doll, was released on 18 april 2008.
daisylike	Resembling a daisy. These are erect daisylike annual herbs with dark glandular stems.
dalmatian	Of or relating to dalmatia or its inhabitants. In particular it incorporated a portion of the dalmatian coast.
damaged	Being unjustly brought into disrepute. The others had been damaged irreparably.
damaging	Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. The effects of the outbreak were damaging.
damascene	Of or relating to or characteristic of damascus or its people. Haqqi al azm was born to the prominent damascene family of al azm.
damask	Having a woven pattern. Brocade and damask are typically used to mean the same thing.
damn	Used as expletives. In truth, it was damn hot, but bearable to someone in good health.
damnable	Deserving a curse. I’m the culprit behind this damnable article.
damnatory	Used as expletives. The damn dog is leaping in the air.
damned	Expletives used informally as intensifiers. The determiner is pretty damn big clue.
damning	Expletives used informally as intensifiers. It’s blunt and cuts to the heart of the point of this damn process.
damp	Slightly wet. There are many creatures that live in the damp area.
dampish	Slightly wet. There are many creatures that live in the damp area.
dandified	Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner. Classic hats appear pretentious and dandified.
dandy	Very good. The dandy began in 1937 and the beano in 1938.
dandyish	Very good. How the dandy rocks more than the beano.
dangerous	Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. Radioactive cesium is dangerous.
dangerously	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. He is a dangerous charlatan.
danish	Of or relating to or characteristic of denmark or the danes or their language. It is the part of the danish crown regalia.
dank	Unpleasantly cool and humid. All of course in the deep dark dank secret dungeons of nsa.
dantean	Of or relating to dante alighieri or his writings.
dantesque	Of or relating to dante alighieri or his writings.
dapper	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. They’re going to be dressed up really dapper and looking really handsome.
dappled	Having spots or patches of color. The mamluk utilized chiaroscuro and dappled light effects in their buildings.
daredevil	Presumptuously daring. Natasha foiled his plan with the help of daredevil and the avengers.
daring	Disposed to venture or take risks. Emma also describes herself as daring, stubborn and vivacious.
dark	Not giving performances; closed. The black sun is the ultimate power of the dark element.
darker	Not giving performances; closed. The black sun is the ultimate power of the dark element.
darkish	Brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes). Being in someone else’s prop wash in the dark of night was frightful.
darkling	Occurring in the dark or night. Darkling glories are glories that serve destruction and evil.
darling	Dearly loved. Darling is a term of endearment of anglo saxon origin.
darwinian	Of or relating to charles darwin’s theory of organic evolution. The other concept is darwinian evolution.
dastard	Despicably cowardly- f.d. roosevelt. Cover of the dastard by piers anthony.
dastardly	Despicably cowardly- f.d. roosevelt. They humiliated him which is a dastardly deed.
data-based	Relying on observation or experiment. The input data can be any random antipodal data.
dated	Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past. The picture is very dated and not very flattering.
daunting	Discouraging through fear. The hostility of some of the critics can be daunting.
dauntless	Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. His first name was revealed by a crew member on the h.m.s dauntless.
daylong	Lasting through an entire day. This daylong engagement at long range led to few casualties.
dazzling	Shining intensely. The eclat of the party was dazzling.

Adjectives Starting with DE (259 Words)

dead	Very tired. Dead leaves are likely to abscise.
dead-end	Lacking opportunities for development or advancement. He eviscerated the dead animal.
deadliest	Having a rapid course and violent effect. Eleven of the cases were the deadly inhalation type of anthrax.
deadlocked	At a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions. As such, this mediation is being marked as deadlocked.
deadly	Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. Impassible mountains make deadly traps for the unwary.
deadpan	Deliberately impassive in manner. She removed the wrapping with a deadpan look, and unfolded the scene.
deaf	Unwilling or refusing to pay heed. The character pretended to be deaf and mute.
deafened	Caused to hear poorly or not at all. Sean meets his parents and the boy that he deafened years before.
deafening	Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss. What is the sound of deafening silence
deafly	Unwilling or refusing to pay heed. At the start of the series, patsy had a deaf brother named paul.
dear	With or in a close or intimate relationship. A good diplomatist loves his dear country.
dearness	Dearly loved. The near and dear ones were the victims of violence.
deathless	Never dying. Ok, this is not deathless prose here.
deathlike	Having the physical appearance of death. In this way the deathlike character of thinking becomes lifelike again.
debatable	Capable of being disproved. The exact dating of the work is still debatable.
debauched	Unrestrained by convention or morality. His increasingly debauched lifestyle was the cause of his growing debt.
debile	Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality.
debilitated	Lacking strength or vigor. A violent fever followed for 14 days, leaving the victim weak and debilitated.
debilitating	Impairing the strength and vitality. A scar in the central visual field would be more debilitating.
debilitative	Causing debilitation.
debonair	Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air- frances g. patton- h.m.reynolds. He took over as editor in chief of debonair in 1974.
debonaire	Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air- frances g. patton- h.m.reynolds.
deboned	Having had the bones removed. Take out the chicken, deboned it and blend it into puree.
debonnaire	Having a sophisticated charm.
decadent	Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay. Einstein has declared the law of gravitation outgrown and decadent.
decalescent	Absorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point.
decapitated	Having had the head cut off. Barzan was decapitated by the long drop.
decasyllabic	Having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables. He would also sometimes recourse to the decasyllabic line and the folk lament.
decayed	Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless. The rest of the cemetery decayed.
deceased	Dead. Unethical treatment of the deceased is unacceptable.
deceitful	Intended to deceive – s.t.coleridge. The result is a deceitful and manipulative article.
decent	Decently clothed. The expurgated transcripts of his white house tapes shocked millions of his own good and decent supporters.
decentralising	Tending away from a central point. That’s a ikiproject that needs decentralising.
deceptive	Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true. It says in the article that a deceptive cadence is in the parallel minor.
decided	Recognizable; marked. He decided to be a stenographer.
deciding	Having the power or quality of deciding. The deciding factor is the storage of the bacon.
deciduous	Being shed at the end of a period of growth. There are two deciduous stipules at the base of the leaves.
decimal	Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten. It is part of the architecture of the decimal system.
decisive	Forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis. The moonlight was decisive to the outcome of the battle.
deckled	Having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade. Paper can have two types of deckled edge natural deckles or tear deckles.
declamatory	Ostentatiously lofty in style. His voice was loud and he sang in a declamatory style.
declarative	Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements. The american press rested its weight upon the simple declarative sentence.
declaratory	Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration. Thereupon, kent sued in the district court for declaratory relief.
declared	Declared as fact; explicitly stated. They declared him as a contumacious bishop.
declassified	Having had security classification removed. No wonder the article was declassified.
declivitous	Sloping down rather steeply. In profile, propodeal spiracle along margin of declivitous face.
decollete	Having a low-cut neckline. Most versions are cut off the shoulder with decollete necklines.
decompositional	Causing organic decay.
decompound	Of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound.
deconsecrated	Divested of consecration. It was deconsecrated and deprived of its decor in the 18th century.
deconstructionist	Of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism. He has written as a literary critic, a deconstructionist, and a philosopher.
decorated	Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction. It is decorated with a distinctive weathercock.
decorative	Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose. The use of this image in the article is merely decorative.
decorous	According with custom or propriety. While elphaba is spunky and brash, nessarose is reserved and decorous.
decrepit	Worn and broken down by hard use. The facility grew decrepit over the next two decades.
decrescendo	Gradually decreasing in volume. The resultant configuration of this murmur is a crescendo decrescendo murmur.
decumbent	Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest. The stem is decumbent, creeping along the ground.
decurved	Bent down or curved downward. Their bills are large, powerful and slightly decurved.
decussate	Crossed or intersected in the form of an x. They decussate and participate in the formation of the medial lemniscus.
dedicated	Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. The song is dedicated for her.
dedifferentiated	Having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function.
deducible	Capable of being deduced. There just seemed to be a whole that was not deducible.
deductible	Acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction). Reimbursements of qualified claims are tax deductible for the employer.
deductive	Relating to logical deduction. The example is of abductive reasoning, not deductive reasoning.
deep	Relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply. His unpopularity is deep and indelible.
deep-laid	Secretly and carefully planned. The goose that laid the golden eggs.
deep-rooted	Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. But the meaning of the term is rooted in that precedent.
deep-sea	Of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea. The village lies in the deep valley.
deep-seated	Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. It is the deep prehistory of scotland.
deeper	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. His unpopularity is deep and indelible.
deepest	Large in quantity or size. The result was an airplane with a wide, deep, and roomy fuselage.
defamatory	Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. Not just a hoax, but a defamatory hoax.
defeasible	Capable of being annulled or voided or terminated. A mixture of strict and defeasible links i.e.
defeated	Beaten or overcome; not victorious. Sadistic returned and defeated the debuting voltage.
defective	Not working properly. The system operated was defective.
defensible	Capable of being defended. The closure was defensible, but some more input should settle the matter.
defensive	Intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack. Goodrich was the defensive mvp of the game.
deferent	Showing deference. The deferent is a circle carrying the planet around the earth.
defervescent	Of or relating to the reduction of a fever.
defiant	Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. The climax is a defiant call for the union to strike.
deficient	Falling short of some prescribed norm. The polling commission critized deficient protection of the voters.
defiled	Morally blemished; stained or impure. It has become a case of history defiled.
defined	Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary. The incidence of rupture is poorly defined.
definite	Precise; explicit and clearly defined. Definite trends are discernible in the analyses.
definitive	Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement. The definitive diagnosis is dependent on electron microscopy.
defoliate	Deprived of leaves. The leaf will become brittle and the plant will defoliate.
defoliated	Deprived of leaves. An infestation of the larvae can defoliate an oak tree.
deformational	Relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure.
deformed	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. In those, the shape is deformed.
deft	Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. He was known for his blistering pace, deft touches, and work at the breakdown.
defunct	Having ceased to exist or live. Laudable work and well within the aims of wikipedia, but apparently defunct.
defunctive	No longer in force or use; inactive. The airline went defunct at the end of 1991.
degage	Free and relaxed in manner- edmund wilson.
degenerate	Unrestrained by convention or morality. The fate of the degenerate artists was varied, but harsh.
degenerative	Unrestrained by convention or morality. All of the cells within the blood clot degenerate and die.
degraded	Lowered in value. It is in the post war years that the walls degraded.
degrading	Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor. The count is there with the intention of degrading his wealth.
degressive	Gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount.
dehiscent	Opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds. The fruit is a legume, indehiscent or tardily dehiscent.
dehumanised	Divested of human qualities or attributes. Despite its apparently dehumanised appearance, the trace of man is strong.
dehumanized	Divested of human qualities or attributes. I will not sit idly by when people are treated like shit and dehumanized.
deictic	Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use. All of this contextual information can then be utilized to make the most appropriate resolutions of all the deictic references.
deific	Characterized by divine or godlike nature. The why, in that case, is that they want to appear superhuman and deific.
deist	Of or relating to deism. A citation is asked for on the deist view of hell.
deistic	Of or relating to deism. Perhaps deistic, but not theistic.
dejected	Affected or marked by low spirits. Hanna is left alone in the room, feeling dejected.
delayed	Not as far along as normal in development. The judge delayed the execution.
delectable	Capable of arousing desire. The sweets you gave me were most delectable.
deleterious	Harmful to living things. Not so the deleterious effect on production rates.
deliberate	Unhurried and with care and dignity. The concept of deliberate intervention into the existing process.
deliberative	Carefully thought out in advance. The red link in the summary was not deliberate.
delible	Capable of being deleted.
delicate	Marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique. But to be delicate seems akin to intemperance.
delicious	Greatly pleasing or entertaining. The delicious dishes expressed delectation.
delighted	Greatly pleased. An audible murmer of approbation runs through that delighted throng
delightful	Greatly pleasing or entertaining. They were delightful when she enthused.
delineate	Represented accurately or precisely. The lead sentences are supposed to accurately delineate the context.
delineated	Represented accurately or precisely. The three components delineate the process of turning money into capital.
delineative	Represented accurately or precisely. The article is to delineate between orthodox and unorthodox medicine.
delinquent	Guilty of a misdeed. Also posted in the disscusion section of the delinquent road hazards.
deliquescent	Becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air. The people thought it is to be deliquescent.
delirious	Experiencing delirium. In the cave, lancelot finds merlin delirious and administers an elixir.
deliverable	Suitable for or ready for delivery. The request for proposal is a tendering deliverable.
delphian	Of or relating to delphi or to the oracles of apollo at delphi. Delphian is a progressive metal band from netherlands.
delphic	Obscurely prophetic. Delphic games of the modern era.
deltoid	Triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex. The acromiodeltoid is the shortest of the deltoid muscles.
delusive	Inappropriate to reality or facts. This section is highly delusive.
deluxe	Rich and superior in quality. It is included on the deluxe edition of the album.
demagogic	Characteristic of or resembling a demagogue. The demagogic gimmicks get ever more desperate and empty.
demagogical	Characteristic of or resembling a demagogue. The choice of words here is demagogical.
demanding	Requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill. The program was intense and demanding.
demented	Affected with madness or insanity. I think that this article mention the demented cartoon movie.
democratic	Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality- george du maurier. Lau defends an assertive political platform in the democratic camp.
demode	Out of fashion.
demographic	Of or relating to demography. He carried out the demographic resarch.
demoniac	Frenzied as if possessed by a demon. Her fellow demoniac, sister louise capeau, was possessed until she died.
demoniacal	Frenzied as if possessed by a demon.
demonic	Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. The blade of the phurba is used for the destruction of demonic powers.
demonstrable	Capable of being demonstrated or proved- walter bagehot. He’s worked on improving the wiki in demonstrable ways.
demonstrated	Having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt. They demonstrated the feasibility of the approach.
demonstrative	Given to or marked by the open expression of emotion. Thanks for the contributions to the demonstrative evidence article.
demoralised	Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. England began to become demoralised and their fielding continued to deteriorate.
demoralising	Destructive of morale and self-reliance. The whole thing is very demoralising at times.
demosthenic	Of or relating to demosthenes or his oratory.
demotic	Of or written in or belonging to the form of modern greek based on colloquial use. The three scripts are hieroglyphic, demotic and greek.
demulcent	Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin. The demulcent was not enough to heal the pain.
demure	Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way. The lady is playfully hesitant and artfully demure.
demythologised	Having mythical elements removed.
demythologized	Having mythical elements removed.
denary	Containing ten or ten parts.
denatured	Changed in nature or natural quality. The xanthine oxidase is not denatured.
denaturised	Changed in nature or natural quality.
denaturized	Changed in nature or natural quality.
dendriform	Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
dendritic	Of or relating to or resembling a dendrite. The dendritic region of ca3 is laminated.
dendroid	Resembling a tree in form and branching structure. The dendroid did not grow as fast as expected.
dendroidal	Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
deniable	Capable of being denied or contradicted. Some also provide plausible deniability with deniable encryption techniques.
denigrative	Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
denigratory	Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. Secondly, none of the labels are meant to be denigratory or insulting.
denotative	In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term. There is no way to make language purely denotative.
denotive	Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming.
dense	Having high relative density or specific gravity. The species inhabits the interior of dense forest.
dental	Of or relating to the teeth. The university offers doctoral degrees in the medical and dental fields.
dentate	Having toothlike projections in the margin. The outer lip is dentate and ridged within.
denticulate	Having a very finely toothed margin. The pinna apices are finely denticulate.
denudate	Without the natural or usual covering.
denumerable	That can be counted. The set of a circle is continuous hence bigger than any denumerable set.
denunciative	Containing warning of punishment.
denunciatory	Containing warning of punishment. I hope you can be as denunciatory of the block as the blocked.
dependable	Worthy of being depended on. ‘fish and chips’ is really the only dependable shibboleth.
dependant	Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others. The definitive diagnosis is dependent on electron microscopy.
dependent	Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed. He is too dependent on porters.
depilatory	Able to remove hair or render hairless. A nazirite is not allowed to use a chemical depilatory that will remove hair.
depilous	Completely hairless.
deplorable	Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. I agree the current state of the article is deplorable.
depraved	Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. Clerics of karaan are savage and depraved.
deprecatory	Tending to diminish or disparage. I agree that my comments can sound deprecatory.
depressant	Capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent. Ghb is a cns depressant used as an intoxicant.
depressed	Filled with melancholy and despondency. I never been this much depressed so far.
deprived	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences. The colonist is then deprived from food and the massoperedatchik.
deranged	Driven insane. It helped to sell the idea of michael’s deranged psyche.
derelict	Worn and broken down by hard use. In 1982 the remaining docks closed and the area became derelict.
derisive	Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. It’s derisive and immature in my eyes.
derisory	Incongruous;inviting ridicule. The lse described the offer as derisory.
derivative	Resulting from or employing derivation. The wraith language is a derivative of ancient.
dermal	Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula. Presumably the dermal concentration would be higher.
dermatologic	Of or relating to or practicing dermatology. This book is widely recognized as the world’s leading dermatologic manual.
derogatory	Expressive of low opinion. The article is extremely derogatory, and the sources are partisan.
descendent	Going or coming down. He’s a descendent of zipangu too.
descending	Coming down or downward. His ostensible purpose was to save the country from descending into chaos.
descriptive	Describing the structure of a language. However here were the beginnings of descriptive botany and the modern flora.
desegrated	Rid of segregation; having had segregation ended. It’s holds the distinction of beong the first desegrated school in el paso.
desensitising	Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli. The idea was intended to mock the desensitising effect of mass media.
desensitizing	Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli. A dentifrice composition and method for desensitizing teeth is disclosed.
deserted	Forsaken by owner or inhabitants. The father soon deserted the family.
deserved	Properly deserved. You definately deserved the barnstar by the way.
deserving	Worthy of being treated in a particular way (often used ironically). The subject matter is deserving of coverage.
desiccate	Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless-c.j.rolo. In terms of humidity, the mites will desiccate at levels below 20%.
desiccated	Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless-c.j.rolo. The dry and desiccated tomb kings owe much to the myths of ancient egypt.
designate	Appointed but not yet installed in office. The third letter is used to designate the stability of the atmosphere.
designative	Appointed but not yet installed in office. The blast tore a hole in the section designate for dignitaries.
designator	Appointed but not yet installed in office. The blast tore a hole in the section designate for dignitaries.
designatory	Appointed but not yet installed in office. The members of these assemblies would designate the voters of the cantons.
designed	Done or made or performed with purpose and intent- havelock ellis. Ashbee designed jewellery and silver tableware.
desirable	Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse. There are situations under which malleability may be desirable.
desirous	Having or expressing desire for something. However, the child also became desirous for solid food.
deskbound	Restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity.
desolate	Providing no shelter or sustenance. The situation of leprosy patients in iran was more than desolate.
despairing	Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. Governor masson, despairing of his actions, committed suicide.
desperate	Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless- g.c.marshall. The condition of the farmer seemed desperate.
despicable	Morally reprehensible. Such carelessness and imprecision in the written word is despicable.
despondent	Without or almost without hope. Parnassus becomes despondent over the impending loss of his daughter.
despotic	Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot. He became increasingly despotic during the last years of his regime.
destined	Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students’. He is destined to shine by any means.
destitute	Poor enough to need help from others. Her father left the family penniless and destitute.
destroyed	Spoiled or ruined or demolished. The attack destroyed the building.
destructible	Easily destroyed. Any destructible item that the option destroys doubles the points earned.
destructive	Causing destruction or much damage. The most destructive units in the game are ships.
desultory	Marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another. Even then, rehearsals were desultory and reaction negative.
detached	Lacking affection or warm feeling. It speaks of the yoga of equanimity, a detached outlook.
detailed	Developed or executed with care and in minute detail- john buchan. It seems to be unnecessarily detailed and burdensome.
detectable	Capable of being detected. The fuse is susceptible to overpressure and the mine is easily detectable.
detergent	Having cleansing power. The largest single use for zeolite is the global laundry detergent market.
determinable	Capable of being determined or limited or fixed. The class of people must be limited and determinable.
determinant	Having the power or quality of deciding. Determinant of the metric tensor.
determinate	Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement. Backends are also used to determinate the available devices.
determinative	Having the power or quality of deciding. Is the media coverage determinative as to the relevance of the polygamy
determined	Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation. The british people are determined and resolute.
deterministic	An inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes. It is one of the most often used deterministic tests in practice.
deterrent	Tending to deter. The purpose of sanctions is deterrent, not punitive.
detersive	Having cleansing power.
detestable	Offensive to the mind. There is nothing ‘detestable’ about them.
detested	Treated with contempt. He didn’t disapprove of the idea, he detested it.
detrimental	Causing harm or injury. I think that is detrimental to the quality of the article.
deuced	Expletives used informally as intensifiers.
deuteranopic	Inability to see the color green or to distinguish green and purplish-red. The normal is clearly red on the right while the deuteranopic isn’t.
devalued	Lowered in value. Devalued paper currency in the international community.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination. The impact upon the economy is devastating.
developed	Being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful. The trombone developed from the trumpet.
developing	Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply. I was in the middle of developing the article.
developmental	Of or relating to or constituting development. The curriculum is taught through the developmental interactive approach.
deviant	Markedly different from an accepted norm. In the marvel universe, he is the head of the deviant race’s priesthood.
deviate	Markedly different from an accepted norm. Spelling is determinative and can deviate from the called word.
deviatory	Markedly different from an accepted norm. Spelling is determinative and can deviate from the called word.
devious	Deviating from a straight course. It seems a little devious to subjugate either one to the other.
devoid	Completely wanting or lacking. Ashrams shall be devoid of the wicked and the deceits.
devoted	Dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use. The waltham museum is devoted solely to the history of the city.
devout	Earnest. He was affable to the godly and devout, formidable to the proud and negligent.
deweyan	Of or relating to john dewey or his philosophy. A deweyan approach to thinking of technology.
dewy	Wet with dew. The ii remote will be utilized to control dewy and his surroundings.
dexter	On or starting from the wearer’s right. The inferior dexter simple quarterly.
dexterous	Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. A dexterous recovery will lessen the penalty an extreme snowboarder can get.
dextral	Of or on the right. The chert on the coast has developed a dextral shear.
dextrorotary	Rotating to the right.
dextrorotatory	Rotating to the right. It is the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.
dextrorsal	Spiraling upward from left to right.
dextrorse	Spiraling upward from left to right.
dextrous	Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. The man had dextrous skills.

Adjectives Starting with DI (275 Words)

diabatic	Involving a transfer of heat. Usually oneinvokes then the diabatic approximation.
diabetic	Suffering from diabetes. See the diabetic hypoglycemia article.
diabolic	Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. Diabolic would be run and owned by gregg alan.
diabolical	Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. Morgaine le fey is the ancient and diabolical sorceress of arthurian legends.
diachronic	Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time. Another dichotomy may be diachronic vs. synchronic.
diacritic	Capable of distinguishing- s.f.nadel. Common usage is without the diacritic.
diacritical	Capable of distinguishing- s.f.nadel. They can only be ‘hispanized’ by the use of diacritical marks.
diadromous	Migratory between fresh and salt waters. New zealand’s few wholly freshwater fishes are derived from diadromous species.
diagnostic	Concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis. Fiducial markers are also used in diagnostic medical process.
diagonal	Having an oblique or slanted direction. Diagonal bracing is used to prevent racking of the structure.
diagonalizable	Capable of being transformed into a diagonal matrix. The logarithm of a non diagonalizable matrix.
diagrammatical	Shown or represented by diagrams. A ‘graph’ is a diagrammatical illustration of a set of data.
dialectic	Of or relating to or employing dialectic. I apologize for my circumlocutious prolixity and ambagious dialectic.
dialectical	Of or relating to or employing dialectic. Dialectical differences apparently involved differences in the rasm.
diamagnetic	Relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet. Boranes are all colourless and diamagnetic.
diamantine	Consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds.
diametrical	Related to or along a diameter. It seems completely diametrical to me.
dianoetic	Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition. The dianoetic are constancies always already at work in forms of being together.
diaphanous	So thin as to transmit light. It includes velcro strips, zippers and diaphanous inner material.
diaphoretic	Inducing perspiration. Sauco is used in traditional medicine as a diaphoretic, and for sore throats.
diaphyseal	Relating to the diaphysis of a bone. The diaphyseal bone, where the fracture occurs, is an area of poor blood supply.
diaphysial	Relating to the diaphysis of a bone.
diarrheal	Of or relating to diarrhea. It is used as an anti diarrheal medicine.
diarrheic	Of or relating to diarrhea.
diarrhetic	Of or relating to diarrhea.
diarrhoeal	Of or relating to diarrhea. Solar disinfection of water for diarrhoeal prevention in southern india.
diarrhoeic	Of or relating to diarrhea.
diarrhoetic	Of or relating to diarrhea. Examples include paralytic, neurotoxic, and diarrhoetic shellfish poisoning.
diastolic	Of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole. Effect of diastolic blood pressure.
diatomic	Of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms. The bond in a homonuclear diatomic molecule is non polar and covalent.
diatonic	Based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music. The diatonic genus is composed of tones and semitones.
diazo	Relating to or containing diazonium. The hydrazone is oxidized by iodine into a diazo intermediate.
dicarboxylic	Containing two carboxyls per molecule. Quinolinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid.
dicey	Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk- new yorker. Dicey was fearless as she asked if she could do anything to help on the farm.
dichotomous	Divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications. The second is a triangular, dichotomous appendage present near the apex.
dichromatic	Of or relating to dichromatism. The term dichromatic is also used in this sense.
dickensian	Of or like the novels of charles dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions). Like a dickensian country scene or robins on holly.
dickey	Faulty- john le carre. Dickey betts was becoming the group’s unofficial leader.
dicky	Faulty- john le carre. British dicky seats are frequently for two people.
diclinous	Having pistils and stamens in separate flowers.
dicotyledonous	Having two cotyledons in the seed. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent.
dictatorial	Of or characteristic of a dictator. Encyclopedia britannica is closer to the dictatorial model.
dictyopteran	Of or relating to or belonging to the order dictyoptera.
didactic	Instructive (especially excessively). Does the author really understand the meaning of the work didactic
didactical	Instructive (especially excessively). Some of the iavnana lyrics are, however, of didactical or heroic character.
diestrous	In a period of sexual inactivity. Species that go into heat twice per year, such as most dogs, are diestrous.
diestrual	In a period of sexual inactivity.
dietary	Of or relating to the diet. Elsewhere the article uses the correct term dietary supplement.
dietetical	Of or relating to the diet.
different	Distinct or separate. These are the other statics about the population of the different towns.
differentiable	Capable of being perceived as different. Every differentiable manifold is a topological manifold.
differential	Involving or containing one or more derivatives. The cycloid satisfies the differential equation area.
differentiated	Exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment. The contents of the hand and arm are differentiated into discrete compartments.
difficult	Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. It faced difficult and unanticipated circumstances.
diffident	Showing modest reserve. Many historians have regarded him as indecisive and diffident.
diffuse	Spread out; not concentrated in one place. In cloudy climates, diffuse light from the sky is the main source of lighting.
diffused	Lacking conciseness. Generally, the smaller the cell is, the faster things diffuse.
diffusible	Lacking conciseness. The contents then diffuse across the synapse to the post synaptic terminal.
diffusing	Spread out; not concentrated in one place. The contents then diffuse across the synapse to the post synaptic terminal.
diffusive	Lacking conciseness. The diffuse seedhead is often half the size of the entire plant.
digestible	Capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal. Edible without causing harm, but not digestible.
digestive	Relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion. He has a digestive problem because his digestive system is corruptive.
dighted	Dressed or adorned (as for battle).
digital	Relating to or performed with the fingers. Charter on the preservation of the digital heritage.
digitate	Resembling a finger. Tentacles are digitate to simple.
digitigrade	Walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do). Many are arboreal or semi arboreal, and the majority are digitigrade.
dignified	Having or showing self-esteem. The men dignified the prince.
digressive	Of superficial relevance if any. The full explanation is too digressive to include in the main article.
dilapidated	In deplorable condition. Several of the dilapidated structures were demolished in the following decades.
dilatory	Wasting time. The people were taking the dilatory moments.
dilettante	Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish. It was published by le dilettante in 2001.
dilettanteish	Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish. He was thought to be a dilettante, a joke figure in politics.
dilettantish	Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish. The club was previously known as ‘polisportiva dilettante comiso’.
diligent	Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness. I will be diligent to adhere in the future.
dilute	Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. It dissolves with effervescence in dilute nitric acid.
diluted	Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity. It tends to dilute the reality of the situation.
diluvial	Of or connected with a deluge. During that period there were at least five large scale diluvial events.
diluvian	Of or connected with a deluge. It claims he reigned in sumer for 1,200 years as the first post diluvian king.
dim	Lacking in light; not bright or harsh. The sights grew dim with age.
dim-sighted	Having greatly reduced vision. Not the dim luster shown in the macro photos.
dimensional	Having dimension–the quality or character or stature proper to a person- norman cousins. This property of multi dimensional spaces is referred to as sparsity.
dimensioning	Indicating or determining size and position in space. Inch and metric scaling provides for dimensioning in either set of units.
diminished	Impaired by diminution. In the case of the diminished second, they coincide.
diminuendo	Gradually decreasing in volume. Note that the accent mark looks like a little diminuendo.
diminutival	Very small. The etymology of that particular diminutive is german.
diminutive	Very small. Jack is the diminutive form of the name john in english.
dimmed	Lacking in light; not bright or harsh. Oaf is a large dim witted person.
dimmer	Made dim or less bright. An oaf is a large dim witted person.
dimorphic	Occurring or existing in two different forms. The plumage is dimorphic between the sexes.
dimorphous	Occurring or existing in two different forms. It is dimorphous with the isometric antimony oxide senarmontite.
dingy	Causing dejection. However, the base is a discoloring dingy brownish red to ochraceous.
dinky	Small and insignificant. Dinky is a powerful psychic, also known as a breaker.
diocesan	Belonging to or governing a diocese. This is the diocesan shield of the episcopal diocese of tennessee.
dioecian	Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals.
dioecious	Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals. They are dioecious, and employ internal fertilisation.
dioestrous	In a period of sexual inactivity.
dioestrual	In a period of sexual inactivity.
dionysian	Of or relating to or worshipping dionysus. So the synod was the meeting exclusively that of the dionysian party.
diploid	Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number. Differences between haploid and diploid cells.
diplomatic	Relating to or characteristic of diplomacy. He held the diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.
diplomatical	Using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people.
dipolar	Having equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles having opposite signs and separated by a small distance. The magnetic field in this region is also mostly dipolar.
dipterous	Of or relating to or belonging to the diptera. They is the only known dipterous predator of marine barnacles..
dipylon	Of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient athens. As for the dipylon inscription, that is simply beyond ridiculous.
dire	Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless- g.c.marshall. By the end of 1918, the situation for the ukrainian national republic was dire.
direct	Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action. One is direct, and the the other is indirect.
directed	Lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact. The lords have direct fealty from the common born.
directing	Direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short. This stipulation is in direct contradiction to the license.
directionless	Aimlessly drifting. It’s a bit directionless, is all.
directive	Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on. Ireland had failed to transpose a directive on on farm projects.
direful	Causing fear or dread or terror. The first couple of years will be direful, of course.
dirigible	Capable of being steered or directed. He flew in a semi rigid frame dirigible.
dirt	Not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel. The presence of the dirt is therefore important.
dirtier	Unethical or dishonest. The beggar is dirty and slovenly.
dirtiest	Obtained illegally or by improper means. The beggar is dirty and slovenly.
dirty	Characterized by obscenity or indecency. The clothes is seamy and dirty.
disabled	Incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness. The intercom was disabled due to the fire.
disadvantaged	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences. Its objective is to protect the rights of disadvantaged workers.
disaffected	Discontented as toward authority. Players generally take the role of disaffected government agents.
disagreeable	Not agreeing with your tastes or expectations. The flower has a disagreeable scent.
disappointed	Disappointingly unsuccessful. The members were disappointed and disillusioned.
disappointing	Not up to expectations. However, the contribution of content to the main space is disappointing.
disapproving	Expressing or manifesting disapproval. Disapproving of a website on the internet is hardly that.
disarranged	Having the arrangement disturbed; not in order. On top of that, the layout of the page was clearly disarranged.
disarrayed	In disarray. This debate has, somewhat like the article itself, become a little disarrayed.
disastrous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. He meddles in the affairs of a strange family, producing disastrous results.
discalceate	Barefoot or wearing only sandals.
discalced	Barefoot or wearing only sandals. The order is also discalced in character.
discarded	Thrown away. The rest of the matrix is discarded.
discernable	Perceptible by the senses or intellect. The change in image size is not discernable.
discernible	Capable of being perceived clearly. The course of the original connection towards luton is also discernible.
discerning	Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive. That is the importance of discerning and documenting.
disciform	Having a round or oval shape like a disc.
disciplinary	Relating to a specific field of academic study. I’ve added the goalscoring and started the disciplinary records.
disciplined	Obeying the rules. The new force was both professional and disciplined.
disclike	Having a flat circular shape.
disclosed	Made known (especially something secret or concealed). A tool for isothermal forging is disclosed.
discoid	Having a flat circular shape. Body discoid to oval with the anterodorsal slighthly convex.
discoidal	Having a flat circular shape. You may also be looking for the discoidal ediacaran fossil ‘ediacaria’.
discombobulated	Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion- g.b.shaw. It makes the whole section seem discombobulated.
discomposed	Having your composure disturbed. Dramatic explanations will be discomposed immediately.
discomycetous	Relating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass discomycetes.
disconcerted	Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion- g.b.shaw. The result disconcerted the people.
disconfirming	Not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition. People are more likely to seek confirming than disconfirming evidence. d.
disconsolate	Causing dejection. Her death left tadema disconsolate and depressed.
discontent	Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. The album was preceded by the album the dissonance of discontent.
discontented	Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. Armed forces were called in to disperse the discontented crowd.
discordant	Lacking in harmony. Though slightly discordant, the music is not bitonal.
discorporate	Not having a material body.
discouraged	Lacking in resolution. Hence, the deviation is discouraged and the equilibrium is stable.
discouraging	Expressing disapproval. That is very regretful and discouraging, please.
discourteous	Showing no courtesy; rude. Your persistent reversion of changes is discourteous and unconstructive.
discovered	Discovered or determined by scientific observation. Uranium was discovered in the region.
discreditable	Tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy. But your action was discreditable.
discreet	Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint. Cover of the virgin release of the brian eno album discreet music, 1975.
discrepant	Not in accord. However they present a discrepant picture.
discrete	Constituting a separate entity or part. The underwire is common practice and is very discrete with monotone characters.
discretional	Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment. Additionally, i also oppose to the discretional use of quotes.
discretionary	Not earmarked; available for use as needed. Or is that within the discretionary powers of the closer
discriminable	Capable of being discriminated.
discriminate	Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions. The government also continued to discriminate against the jehovah’s witnesses.
discriminating	Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste. That is the discriminating criterion.
discriminative	Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions. The government also continued to discriminate against the jehovah’s witnesses.
discriminatory	Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice. The result is racial profiling and other discriminatory practices.
discursive	Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition. The current text feels to discursive, for my tastes.
diseased	Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. The burn wound is diseased, causing the body to go into septic shock.
disembodied	Not having a material body. A plus is the disembodied spirit of a person who has died.
disenchanted	Freed from enchantment. The fad dwindled as therapists became disenchanted in the 80s.
disenchanting	Freeing from illusion or false belief. It’s disenchanting at times lol.
disfranchised	Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote. List of constituencies enfranchised and disfranchised by the reform act 1832.
disgraced	Suffering shame. The disgraced president liu shaoqi died in prison.
disgraceful	Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- rachel carson. I dropped by the afd page and thought the closure was disgraceful.
disgruntled	In a state of sulky dissatisfaction. In 1401 disgruntled nobles temporarily imprisoned the king.
disguised	Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading. The man was disguised as the doorman.
disgusting	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. The rest is false, malevolent and simply disgusting.
disheartened	Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. Now i’m disheartened and disillusioned.
disheveled	In disarray; extremely disorderly- al spiers. He is soaking wet, confused and disheveled.
dishevelled	In disarray; extremely disorderly- al spiers. Dishevelled dvl is a protein required for nt dependent inhibition complex.
dishonest	Deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. The section devoted to him is intellectually dishonest.
dishonorable	Deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. He even refused to comply with some dishonorable requests of the enemy.
dishonored	Suffering shame. He has never dishonored any nation or tried.
dishonourable	Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor. Baker considered this artifice a dishonourable mode of warfare.
dishy	Sexually attractive. Reviews dwell on the book’s dishy detail, derived from luce’s diaries.
disillusioned	Freed from illusion. He returns disabled and disillusioned with the fight.
disinclined	Unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval. It the sinking feeling that the editor was disinclined to discuss it.
disinfectant	Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms. The active chemical was chlorine added to the water as a disinfectant.
disingenuous	Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness- david cannadine. The already is entirely disingenuous in that instance.
disinterested	Unaffected by self-interest. The book was undeniably the subject of disinterested third party commentary.
disjoined	Have the connection undone; having become separate. This article doesn’t seem to be written very well and seems disjoined.
disjoint	Having no elements in common. Precedence and overlap are disjoint.
disjointed	Separated at the joint. The praising tone and disjointed sentences work against the required formality.
disjunct	Used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations. There is also a disjunct population in ontario.
disjunctive	Serving or tending to divide or separate. Softening can be both correlative and disjunctive.
disklike	Having a flat circular shape. So i took a real disklike to the article.
dislogistic	Expressing disapproval.
disloyal	Deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle. Charming refused to be disloyal to his king.
dismal	Causing dejection. The economic conditions facing the new government were dismal.
dismayed	Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. He was dismayed at the dilapidated condition of the already historic racetrack.
dismissive	Showing indifference or disregard. The discussion of the second remake seems awfully dismissive.
disobedient	Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority. Nezha is impulsive and disobedient.
disobliging	Intentionally unaccommodating. But you’ve been so disobliging at the start that i don’t feel inclined to.
disordered	Lacking orderly continuity. In addition, the oxygen atoms are disordered over multiple sites.
disorderly	Completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing. The student was charged with a misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
disorganised	Lacking order or methodical arrangement or function. The storm became disorganized and the centre was not defined.
disorganized	Lacking order or methodical arrangement or function. The structure of the article was very disorganized.
disparaging	Expressive of low opinion. He defends privacy without disparaging the gains of the past 30 years.
disparate	Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind. The three are quite disparate theories.
dispassionate	Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice. The article is factual and dispassionate.
dispensable	Capable of being dispensed with or done without. Actually, i consider that article gross, perverted and dispensable.
dispersed	Distributed or spread over a considerable extent. The court was adjourned and the crowd dispersed.
dispirited	Filled with melancholy and despondency. Dispirited, tired and sick, he died on 30 march 1814.
dispiriting	Destructive of morale and self-reliance. Must be very dispiriting in no man’s land.
displeasing	Causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. All of this is very displeasing and annoying.
disposable	Designed to be disposed of after use. A disposable phone in the mail and call me.
disposed	Having made preparations. The electrode grid is disposed orthogonal to the bars.
disproportional	Out of proportion. I agree the response was disproportional.
disproportionate	Out of proportion. The coverage is good, with the caveat of disproportionate highlights.
disputable	Open to argument or debate. The contention about the us diplomats is disputable.
disputatious	Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. The david irving article has a long history of disputatious editing.
disreputable	Lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance. Claim that ‘the jewish chronicle’ is disreputable.
disrespectful	Exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous. It is disrespectful to the honor.
disruptive	Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination. Secondly, it makes you look bellicose and disruptive.
dissatisfactory	Not up to expectations. But the new place was also dissatisfactory.
dissatisfied	In a state of sulky dissatisfaction. The boys dissatisfied the teacher.
dissentient	Refusing to attend services of the church of england. They were not supposed to have dissentient opinion.
dissentious	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion).
dissidence	Not alike or similar. The consequent behaviors of the corresponding men are dissimilar, however.
dissident	Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards. The dissident traditionalists became called the snakes.
dissilient	Bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels.
dissimilar	Marked by dissimilarity. Not dissimilar to someone mentioning the prognosis before the diagnosis.
dissimulative	Concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive.
dissociable	Capable of being divided or dissociated;.
dissoluble	Capable of dissolving.
dissolute	Unrestrained by convention or morality. He was sometimes regarded as dissolute, sometimes as insane.
dissonant	Characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved. The act of smoking is just not dissonant with intelligence or reason.
distaff	Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman. Fibers to be spun are bound to a distaff held in her left hand.
distal	Situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone. Axon terminals are distal terminations of the branches of an axon.
distant	Located far away spatially. But ever viceroy in some distant clime.
distasteful	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. Furthermore, i find his threats to be distasteful and irksome.
distensible	Capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand. They did not touch the distensible balloon.
distinct	Constituting a separate entity or part. All the tonalities are distinct.
distinctive	Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing- curtis wilkie. A distinctive feature of the sequatchie valley is its straightness.
distinguished	Standing above others in character or attainment or reputation. The tree was distinguished by its fine, pendulous habit.
distortable	Capable of having the meaning altered or twisted.
distorted	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. The people distorted the scene.
distracted	Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety. Asians were sallow, avaricious and easily distracted.
distrait	Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety. He seemed to be distrait.
distraught	Deeply agitated especially from emotion. In the aftermath of the battle, shirley becomes even more distraught.
distressed	Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. Nigel is confused and distressed at the turn of events.
distressing	Bad; unfortunate. The arthritis dermatitis syndrome was one of the common distressing disorders.
distributed	Spread out or scattered about or divided up. The inhibitor is thus effectively distributed throughout the process.
distributive	Serving to distribute or allot or disperse. Lucinda wyman prince was considered the mother of distributive education.
disturbed	Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. Chaos followed the meeting, which was disturbed by miscreants.
disturbing	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. The total effect is eerie and disturbing.
disunited	Having been divided; having the unity destroyed-samuel lubell- e.b.white. On the other hand the chameleon team is disunited.
disused	No longer in use. As a disused quarry, it is of geological interest.
disyllabic	Having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables. One of these is the distinction between disyllabic roots and monosyllabic roots.
dithyrambic	Of or in the manner of a dithyramb. His popular dithyrambic verses on slavonia are, in a way, the region’s motto.
diurnal	Of or belonging to or active during the day. The american pika is diurnal, or active throughout the day.
divalent	Having a valence of two or having two valences. An older term for divalent is ‘bivalent’.
divergent	Tending to move apart in different directions. Catalytic promiscuity and the divergent evolution of dna repair enzymes.
divers	Many and different. The preserve is open to scuba divers.
diverse	Distinctly dissimilar or unlike. The clientele is extremely diverse.
diverting	Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining. He attempted to flood the capital by diverting the river.
divided	Having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. Economics is divided into macroeconomics and microeconomics.
divinatory	Emanating from god-saturday review. The divine nature is impeccable of suffering.
divine	Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods. The divine nature is impeccable of suffering.
divining	Being or having the nature of a god-j.g.frazier-j.g.saxe. The divine essence of all forms of god is assimilated in the deity.
divisible	Capable of being or liable to be divided or separated. By contrast, the ring of integers is not infinitely divisible.
divisional	Having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. Spelunkers are divided into six groups.
divisive	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion). In divisive form, the strokes of tresillo contradict the beats.
dizygotic	Derived from two separately fertilized eggs. No difference in the frequency between monozygotic and dizygotic twins.
dizygous	Derived from two separately fertilized eggs.
dizzy	Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling. The sinuosity of the story makes her head dizzy.
dizzying	Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. The sinuosity of the story makes her head dizzy.

Adjective Starting with DJ (1 Word)

djiboutian

Of or relating to djibouti or its people or culture. I’ve left a comment at the talk page of djiboutian presidential election, 2005.

Adjectives Starting with DO (92 Words)

do-it-yourself	Done by yourself. I suppose the first thing to do is to familiarize yourself with the grammar.
do-nothing	Characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility. It has nothing to do with the actuarial profession.
doable	Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Quite a bit of work, but doable.
docile	Easily handled or managed. The breed was bred to be docile, yet strong.
doctoral	Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate. The university offers doctoral degrees in the medical and dental fields.
doctrinaire	Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability. I am not attempting to be a doctrinaire.
documental	Relating to or consisting of or derived from documents. Tracking a historical documental falsification.
documentary	Emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation. The disney imax documentary film ‘roving mars’ was made from the book.
documented	Furnished with or supported by documents. The coloring has been documented in the past.
doddering	Mentally or physically infirm with age. Please, help a doddering fool out…
doddery	Mentally or physically infirm with age. He also played a doddery surgeon in the film ‘carry on doctor’.
dodgy	Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk- new yorker. Some of the information is decidedly dodgy.
dog-eared	Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down-clifton fadiman. Three long eared dragons with outspread wings form the supporting feet.
dogged	Stubbornly unyielding- t.s.eliot. Tax problems dogged him for the rest of his life.
doglike	Resembling a dog; especially in devotion. This had a doglike nose, beady black eyes, and a top jaw.
dogmatic	Characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. Hopefully the contributors are neither dogmatic or ignorant of the topic.
dogmatical	Characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles.
dolabrate	Having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver.
dolabriform	Having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver.
doleful	Filled with or evoking sadness. The movie had a doleful theme.
dolichocephalic	Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75. Australoids are usually dolichocephalic.
dolichocranial	Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75.
dolichocranic	Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75.
dolomitic	Relating to or consisting of dolomite. It is the only dolomitic group west of river adige.
dolorous	Showing sorrow. The speaker talked in a dolorous tone.
dolourous	Showing sorrow.
doltish	Heavy and dull and stupid. It didn’t occur to me that that text wasn’t yours, which is doltish of me.
domed	Having a hemispherical vault or dome. These had domed high degree superheat boilers.
domestic	Of or involving the home or family. It is the ancestor of the domestic goat.
domesticated	Converted or adapted to domestic use. They’re pretty nimble, and these are just the domesticated goats.
domiciliary	Of or relating to or provided in a domicile. These systems offer domiciliary services to 1 026 domestic takings.
dominant	Producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar. Cinnamon is the dominant flavour.
dominated	Controlled or ruled by superior authority or power. Quiescence and advection dominated accretion flow.
domineering	Tending to domineer. Cram is the impartial version of domineering.
dominical	Of or relating to sunday as the lord’s day. On the outer circle, the hand shows the corresponding dominical letter.
dominican	Of or relating to saint dominic or the dominican order. I dominican and dominican don’t play.
donatist	Of or relating to donatism. A donatist bishop of the see assisted at the synod held at carthage in 411.
done	Having finished or arrived at completion. The work was done.
donnean	Of or relating to or in the manner of john donne.
donnian	Of or relating to or in the manner of john donne.
donnish	Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects. Donnish humor or something like it.
dopey	Having or revealing stupidity. The dopey voice still brings a smile.
dopy	Having or revealing stupidity. That was kind of a tall, pot bellied and dopy looking indian.
dorian	Of or relating to the ancient greek inhabitants of doris, to their doric dialect of greek, or to their culture. Dorian is the protagonist of the series.
doric	Of or pertaining to the doric style of architecture. A perfected doric column in fact.
dormant	Not erupting and not extinct. The seeds remain dormant in the soil during the dry season.
dormie	In match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played. Many dictionaries state the etymology of dormie as unknown.
dormy	In match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played.
dorsal	Facing away from the axis of an organ or organism. Spineless dorsal fin with the posterior ray developedinto a long filament.
dorsoventral	Extending from the back to the belly. This is evident across the dorsoventral axis of the neural tube as well as within localized areas of the ventral neural tube occupied by distinct motor neurons.
dostoevskian	Of or relating to or in the style of feodor dostoevski. There isn’t even a dostoevskian grand inquisitor to tell us why humans need so many rules and regulations to keep from following their animal natures into despair and anarchy.
dostoyevskian	Of or relating to or in the style of feodor dostoevski.
doting	Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. At home she is a doting and dutiful wife.
dotted	Having gaps or spaces. Stone mounds dotted the bluffs above the floodplain.
dotty	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. Dotty should be a separate page.
double	Used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements. Its insularity is therefore double.
double-barreled	Having two barrels mounted side by side. The hypocrisy and double standards are sickening.
double-breasted	Fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons. The double standards here is nauseating.
double-dyed	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;. This type of mulch is often dyed to improve its appearance in the landscape.
double-edged	Capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways. Polyhedral tools are edged in the shape of a polyhedron.
double-faced	Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another- israel zangwill. The double criterion is unsightly.
double-quick	Very quick. She was temperamental and quick to fight.
double-tongued	Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another- israel zangwill. The double criterion is unsightly.
doubled	Twice as great or many. I doubled the length of the article.
doubtful	Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. The etymology of the village is doubtful.
doughy	Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking. This makes the mixture doughy and stiff.
dour	Showing a brooding ill humor- bruce bli. Belgian alternatives remain in the pukkelpop and dour festivals.
dovish	Opposed to war. He was elected mayor as a member of the likud, but has liberal and dovish views.
dowdy	Lacking in smartness or taste. When open, the dowdy ranch will allow day use by automobile.
dowered	Supplied with a dower or dowry. Free women might marry slaves and still be dowered for the marriage.
dowerless	Lacking a dowry.
down	Shut. The girl faints and falls down the stairs to the floor below.
downbound	Heading in any direction that is conventionally down. Remember that it is the opposite when downbound.
downcast	Filled with melancholy and despondency. The downcast shaft being deep and the up cast yards.
downfield	Toward or in the defending team’s end of the playing field. Consistently hooked up with receivers when given time to look downfield.
downhearted	Filled with melancholy and despondency. He is downhearted because the colonel will not speak to him.
downhill	Sloping down rather steeply. A strenuous downhill hike then ends at the bottom of the waterfall.
downlike	Like down or as soft as down.
downmarket	Designed for low-income consumers. The ford maverick is more downmarket than the ford granada.
downright	Characterized by plain blunt honesty. It’s downright disrespectful to the efforts of others.
downscale	Intended for people with low incomes. I don’t downscale them because i lack the means on my laptop.
downstage	Of the front half of a stage. In theory, the good guys would be downstage and the others hiding behind.
downstair	On or of lower floors of a building.
downstairs	On or of lower floors of a building. They fix the pipes and learn that the landlord downstairs is away.
downstream	In the direction of a stream’s current. Downstream are crooked falls and the grand falls of the missouri.
downtown	Of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center. Downtown omaha was the location of the settlement of the city.
downtrodden	Abused or oppressed by people in power. They pointed the need for a temple for the downtrodden in the society.
downward	Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. The grid is spaced downward from the outlet of the carburetor.
downwind	Towards the side away from the wind. A vapour cloud formed and drifted downwind.
downy	Like down or as soft as down. Additional viticultural hazards include downy mildew and powdery mildew.
dozen	Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units. Depending on the price and quality i might splurge for a dozen myself.
dozy	Half asleep. God forbid you dozy buggers should look at the edits.

Adjectives Starting with DR (46 Words)

drab	Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. Drab, whitewashed on the bottom right in the waves.
draconian	Of or relating to draco or his harsh code of laws. But of course coining was treason and brought the most draconian penalties.
drafty	Not airtight. It was difficult to evenly heat the long drafty cars.
draggled	Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud.
draining	Having a debilitating effect. Platelets in the veins draining the gut collect excess serotonin.
dramatic	Pertaining to or characteristic of drama. The effect of protestant depopulation in the republic of ireland is dramatic.
dramaturgic	Relating to the technical aspects of drama. Accusation and responces make it jumpy and dramaturgic.
dramaturgical	Relating to the technical aspects of drama. Erving goffman introduced the idea of dramaturgical action into sociology.
drastic	Forceful and extreme and rigorous. That would seem rather drastic and quixotic as well.
draughty	Not airtight. It is a rather draughty place, on top of a hill.
drawn	Having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut. At the same time, the released sludge is drawn off.
drawn-out	Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted. Currently, the whole process is drawn out and laborious.
dread	Causing fear or dread or terror. The scope of the dread is narrow.
dreaded	Causing fear or dread or terror. The dark powers are a malevolent force who control the demiplane of dread.
dreadful	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. It reads like a penny dreadful amateur pamphleteer.
dreamless	Untroubled by dreams. They feel as though they have woken from a dreamless nap.
dreamlike	Resembling a dream. The play is a dreamlike piece with surreal undertones.
dreamy	Dreamy in mood or nature. Their eyes glitter with the dreamy, manic light of opium and dravana.
drear	Causing dejection. From the darkness dread and drear, and her locks covered with grey despair.
dreary	Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. Shotts was then a dreary moorland place on the great road of the shire.
drenched	Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination. A net would hang from under the house, away from the sun, drenched in water.
dress	Requiring formal clothes. The style of the dress is always the same.
dressed	Dressed in fancy or formal clothing. She’s well groomed, well dressed, unthreatening.
dressy	In fancy clothing. Men wear long sleeve, and dressy slacks.
dried	Not still wet. The company operates, the largest dried fruit plant in the world.
drinkable	Suitable for drinking. At low tide, the pool is filled with drinkable, fresh water.
dripless	Designed to prevent dripping. I ordered you a dripless bleach dispenser for the laundry room.
drippy	Effusively or insincerely emotional.
driven	Urged or forced to action through moral pressure. The rolls are driven in timed synchronism.
driving	Acting with vigor. The controls for driving the car is the keyboard cursor keys and the mouse.
drizzly	Wet with light rain. It was a drizzly day and i was the only person in the cemetery.
droll	Comical in an odd or whimsical manner. This conflicts with his style, which is very droll and dry.
drooping	Having branches or flower heads that bend downward. Drooping is common within the first week.
droopy	Hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness). The original was smaller and less droopy.
dropsical	Swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid.
drowsy	Showing lack of attention or boredom. It is drowsy after having lunch.
drudging	Doing arduous or unpleasant work. No sense in drudging up things if it can be avoided.
drug-free	Characteristic of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used. Drug abuse is the habitual misuse of a drug.
drugless	Without the use of drugs. By 1918, most states had laws to protect the practices of drugless healing.
drumhead	Performed speedily and without formality. These solutions are the modes of vibration of a circular drumhead.
drunk	Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol). Cider or beer was then allowed to be drunk in the refectory of the abbey.
drunken	Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol. The youth drinks the mead, wine, and beer, falling into a drunken slumber.
drupaceous	Of or related to a drupe. The fruit is a 1 seeded drupaceous capsule.
dry	Lacking moisture or volatile components. Her skin had been roughened by the sun and the dry air.
dry-eyed	Free from tears. She was a dark eyed beauty, lithe and winsome.
dry-shod	Having or keeping the feet or shoes dry. They live in filth and squalor and their feet are sandal shod.
drying	Eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish. The skin of the cane toad is dry and warty.

Adjectives Starting with DU (43 Words)

dual	Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs. The opposite ring is then the categorical dual.
dualistic	Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism. All references to dualistic or non dualistic philosophies need to be deleted.
dubious	Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. It is considered dubious because of the fragmentary nature of the fossils.
dubitable	Open to doubt or suspicion. I looked through the article and i have not seen any dubitable assertions.
ducal	Of or belonging to or suitable for a duke. The significance of the ducal coronet is not known.
duck-billed	Having a beak resembling that of a duck. He continues to gibber about a duck.
duckbill	Having a beak resembling that of a duck. This duckbill boot binding interface is referred to as the 75mm nordic norm.
ductile	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. I noticed in the past you contributed to the ductile iron article.
ductless	Not having a duct. The idea of ductless glands is prototypical of an endocrine organ.
dud	Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive. Odds on the list is infact a dud.
due	Suitable to or expected in the circumstances. The bank will pay the holder of the coupon the interest payment due.
dulcet	Pleasing to the ear. Something in suitably dulcet tones would seem appropos.
dull	Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft. Wikipedia is dull, boring, insipid and truthfully, sophoric and mundane.
dulled	Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft. He became dull and listless.
dumb	Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity- thackeray;. She is dumb and maladjusted.
dumber	Temporarily incapable of speaking. She is dumb and maladjusted.
dumbest	Temporarily incapable of speaking. Some people like him simpering even though he looks dumb.
dumbstricken	As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise.
dumbstruck	As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise. The corregidor is so taken by frasquita that he is dumbstruck for a moment.
dumfounded	As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise. The king was left dumfounded and followed the young priest as if in a trance.
dumfounding	Bewildering or striking dumb with wonder.
dummy	Having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function. The woman dummy crashed in a final clatter.
dumpy	Short and plump. A pellet waggler is a small, dumpy, float used for fishing.
dun	Of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color. The valley of the dun is followed by the southampton to salisbury railway.
duncical	Stupid.
duncish	Stupid.
duodecimal	Based on twelve. This was the first transition from the duodecimal to the decimal system.
duodenal	In or relating to the duodenum. Duodenal cancer is a cancer in the beginning section of the small intestine.
duple	Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs. This included the jigs for the duple 300 and the duple 425 integral.
duplex	Having two parts (used technically of a device or process)duplex (adj) allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously. Skyler owns and lives in a duplex in the carag neighborhood of minneapolis.
duplicable	Capable of being duplicated. They have the kind of knowledge and experience that is not easily duplicable.
duplicatable	Capable of being duplicated. Duplicatable by not enabling skip if no change.
duplicate	Being two identical. The first is a duplicate of the sixth.
durable	Very long lasting. The snowfall is thin and not durable.
dural	Of or relating to the dura mater. From there the infection may spread to the dural venous sinuses.
dusky	Lighted by or as if by twilight-henry fielding. The wings are variable in color, of a dusky hue.
dustlike	As fine and powdery as dust. The dustlike seeds of orchids are carried efficiently by the wind.
dusty	Covered with a layer of dust. The player finds the eidolon in an abandoned, dusty laboratory.
dutch	Of or relating to the netherlands or its people or culture. The dutch captured the spanish flagship, but let it go adrift.
duteous	Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect;.
dutiable	Subject to import tax.
dutiful	Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect;. She was a dutiful wife.
duty-free	Exempt from duty. Do not be insolent and neglect your duty

Adjective Starting with DW (1 Word)

dwarfish

Atypically small. The dwarfish love of treasure is legendary.

Adjectives Starting with DY (16 Words)

dyadic	Of or relating to a dyad or based on two. A dyadic focus takes the government to be the enemy.
dying	In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be. In many places fishmongers, like butchers, are a dying breed.
dynamic	Of or relating to dynamics. Preliminary bounding experiments in a dynamic hexapod.
dynamical	Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality. Directed percolation as a dynamical process.
dynastic	Of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty. The hieroglyphic number system existed from at least the early dynastic period.
dysfunctional	Failing to serve an adjustive purpose. The film details the dysfunctional lives of residents of xenia, ohio.
dysgenic	Pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced. The men figured out the dysgenic means.
dyslogistic	Expressing disapproval.
dyspeptic	Irritable as if suffering from indigestion. Dyspeptic storytelling is in his blood.
dysphemistic	Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one.
dysphoric	Generalized feeling of distress. To outright state that kor agonists are not dysphoric is simply not true.
dysplastic	Relating to or evidencing dysplasia. I appreciate the presence of the x ray showing dysplastic hips.
dyspneal	Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
dyspneic	Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
dyspnoeal	Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
dyspnoeic	Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.

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