250+ Adjectives That Start with V: a List of Words with Meaning and Examples

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Adjectives That Start with VA (61 Words)

vacant	Without an occupant or incumbent Love comes back to his vacant dwelling.
vacillant	Uncertain in purpose or action
vacillating	Uncertain in purpose or action At the end however, emir habibullah went back to his vacillating inactivity.
vacuolate	Formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell
vacuolated	Formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell There is scanty, variable basophilic cytoplasm which may be vacuolated.
vacuous	Devoid of matter He is vacuous and stupid.
vagabond	Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another By the 19th century the vagabond was associated more closely with bohemianism.
vagal	Of or relating to the vagus nerve A decrease in vagal tone and increase in sympathetic tone is the cause.
vagile	Having freedom to move about
vaginal	Of or relating to the vagina The vaginal opening, to be precise.
vagrant	Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another Should he be added to the list of vagrant bishops
vague	Not clearly understood or expressed-anatole broyard- p.a.so The title of the article is too vague.
vaguest	Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished I know the law is purposefully vague.
vain	Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance He always ends in vain to make all the plans.
vainglorious	Feeling self-importance I think he left the project in a vainglorious huff.
valedictory	Of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell At lawndale high’s graduation, jodie gives the valedictory address.
valent	Having valence; usually used in combination Additionally, low valent metal alkoxides are susceptible to oxidation by air.
valetudinarian	Of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
valetudinary	Of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
valiant	Having or showing valor The hero is known to be valiant.
valid	Well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force The content is valid and suitably referenced.
validatory	Serving to support or corroborate
valorous	Having or showing valor Rajendra ii was as valorous as his brave father and was a born leader of men.
valuable	Having worth or merit or value The region has valuable mollusk fisheries.
valued	Having value of a specified kind She was both valued and valueless.
valueless	Of no value It is as valueless to him as is disease.
valved	Having valves Aptichus were found in place are double valved.
valvular	Relating to or operating by means of valves His research has involved coronary, valvular and myocardial disease.
vaned	Equipped with feathers Some darts have a round cross section, others are bladed or vaned.
vanilla	Plain and without any extras or adornments It is a representation of the average color of vanilla.
vanquishable	Susceptible to being defeated
vapid	Lacking taste or flavor or tang Honestly, the patriotically vapid people exhaust me.
vaporific	Capable of being volatilized
vaporizable	Capable of being volatilized C. and vaporizable at a temperature above about 60.degree.
vaporous	Filled with vapor The total carryover is a sum of the mechanical and vaporous carryover.
vapourific	Capable of being volatilized
vapourisable	Capable of being volatilized
vapourised	Converted into a gas or vapor Basically, it models how well water is available to be vapourised.
vapourish	Resembling or characteristic of vapor
vapourous	Filled with vapor
variable	Marked by diversity or difference The aggression of the knit balls is variable.
variant	Exhibiting variation and change Note the variant spellings of the river.
varicelliform	Resembling the rash of chickenpox It is also known as kaposi varicelliform eruption.
varicolored	Having a variety of colors Its varicolored roots have grown in for all to see and for all to reckon with.
varicoloured	Having a variety of colors
varicose	Abnormally swollen or knotty Ambulatory phlebectomy is a treatment for superficial varicose veins.
varied	Widely different The quality of the games varied.
variegated	Having a variety of colors Originally from the sanksrit chitra, means variegated or speckled.
variform	Varying in form or shape The variform fruit usually has firm flesh and straw colored seeds.
variolar	Relating to small pox
variolic	Relating to small pox
variolous	Relating to small pox
various	Of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity It is composed of various minerals.
varying	Marked by diversity or difference Varying the style may avoid monotony.
vascular	Of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids The combination of vascular tumor and consumptive thrombocytopenia defines kms.
vasiform	Constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids) The roof line is crowned with a vasiform balustrade.
vasomotor	Relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate Lange specifically stated that vasomotor changes are emotions.
vast	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope However, the vast majority are peaceful and inoffensive.
vatic	Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
vatical	Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
vaulted	Having a hemispherical vault or dome It was originally vaulted at the second floor and the roof.

Adjectives That Start with VE (76 Words)

vedic	Of or relating to the vedas or to the ancient sanskrit in which they were written There was nothing vedic or anti vedic about it.
vegetal	Characterized by asexual processes The vaults are painted with spiraling vegetal motifs.
vegetative	Characterized by asexual processes The cornices has vegetative decoration.
vegetive	Of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
vehement	Characterized by great force or energy Criticism of journalism is varied and sometimes vehement.
vehicular	Of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles The crossing is only for vehicular traffic.
veiled	Having or as if having a veil or concealing cover There was no attempt to be veiled.
veinal	Relating to the veins of plants
veined	Having or showing markings that resemble veins The wares have a distinctive veined or appearance.
veinlike	Having or showing markings that resemble veins
velar	Produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k’ in `cat’ and `g’ in `gun’ and `ng’ in `sing’) Ejective velar lateral affricate.
velvet	Smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste Seats are covered with plush red velvet.
velvety	Resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface The surface of the fruit feels fuzzy and velvety.
venal	Capable of being corrupted Great tactics though do not disguise venal conduct and blatant abuse of power.
vendible	Fit to be offered for sale Mercenary, corrupt. vendible adj.
venerable	Impressive by reason of age He was a member of the venerable family of the annii regilli.
venereal	Of or relating to the external sex organs He is remembered for coining the term venereal disease.
venetian	Of or relating to or characteristic of venice or its people It had a bold venetian exterior.
venezuelan	Of or relating to or characteristic of venezuela or its people Mandoca is the equivalent to a venezuelan pretzel.
vengeful	Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge- shakespeare- m.r.cohen As an aberdonian, just be thankful a vengeful sheep didn’t gambol past.
venial	Easily excused or forgiven Both mortal and venial sins have a dual nature of punishment.
venomed	Full of malice or hate
venomous	Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful It’s nothing but venomous mean spirited swill.
venose	Having or showing markings that resemble veins
venous	Of or contained in or performing the function of the veins The venous blood picks up oxygen for distribution throughout the body.
ventral	Toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal) A fecal groove extends the length of the ventral midline of the abdomen.
ventricose	Having a swelling on one side The inner surface of the pitcher is glandular in the ventricose part.
ventricous	Having a swelling on one side
ventricular	Of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain) The overt form is characterized by ventricular tachyarrhythmias and syncope.
venturesome	Disposed to venture or take risks The most venturesome explorers intruded into the mountain.
venturous	Disposed to venture or take risks He likes to take risks because he is venturous bikers.
veracious	Precisely accurate Conversely this girl looks terrifying and will be the root of my most veracious nightmares for the next while.
verbal	Communicated in the form of words It caused sieloff to renege on his verbal commitment to play.
verbalised	Communicated in words The verbalised questions reflect the request to the mental lexicon and the mental map the subject has got of this area.
verbatim	In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker Here is a verbatim quote ‘nicci had no compunction about what she was doing.
verbose	Using or containing too many words At the moment the policy is unnecessarily verbose.
verboten	Excluded from use or mention Usernames similar to known vandals are verboten.
verdant	Characterized by abundance of verdure Like the rest of galicia, it is rainy and beautifully verdant.
veridical	Coinciding with reality- f.a.olafson A definitional experience should be related to veridical facts.
verifiable	Capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation Let’s stick to the verifiable and the factual.
verified	Proved to be true Lucid dreaming is verified by volitional communication during rem sleep.
verisimilar	Appearing to be true or real
veritable	Not counterfeit or copied A veritable triumph of the stupid
vermicular	Decorated with wormlike tracery or markings A sample of nodular or vermicular cast iron has magnesium and/or cerium atoms therein neutralized by the addition of selenium or sulphur in the presence of tellurium.
vermiculate	Decorated with wormlike tracery or markings The skin atrophy was referred to as vermiculate atrophoderma.
vermiculated	Decorated with wormlike tracery or markings Underparts are buff and also vermiculated.
vermiform	Resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical Our article on vermiform appendix doesn’t mention that.
vermilion	Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color The vermilion snapper is often sold as red snapper.
vermillion	Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color Both the median and paired fins are a bright vermillion .
verminous	Of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive Grau was also a strong influence on orlok’s verminous and emaciated look.
vernacular	Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language Most were performed in the vernacular of the country in question.
vernal	Suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh Its year zero begins near the vernal equinox of the year 78.
verrucose	Covered with warts or projections that resemble warts
versatile	Able to move freely in all directions He is a versatile player who can change the course of the game.
versed	Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience-w.h.hudson- herbert read He was versed to some degree in the writings of arab aristotelians.
vertebral	Of or relating to or constituting vertebrae There is a continuous light vertebral stripe.
vertebrate	Having a backbone or spinal column In the vertebrate, the worms enter the plerocercoid stage.
vertical	At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line The entrance to the cavern is essentially vertical.
verticillate	Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) The leaves are simple and verticillate.
verticillated	Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
vertiginous	Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling You can dance the night away above a vertiginous drop to the crashing sea.
very	Precisely as stated In any case, thanks very much for the copy edit and sorry for babbling so much.
vesical	Of or relating to a bladder (especially the urinary bladder) It communicates with the pudendal and vesical plexuses.
vesicant	Causing blisters Dmad is a lachrymator and a vesicant.
vesicatory	Causing blisters
vesicular	Of or relating to or involving vesicles Vesicular monoamine transporter.
vestal	Of or relating to vesta The vestal virgins are considered one example of such.
vested	Fixed and absolute and without contingency The property of the school was vested in the crown by gazette notification.
vestiary	Relating to clothing (especially vestments)
vestibular	Relating to the sense of equilibrium They project to the vestibular nuclei.
vestigial	Not fully developed in mature animals The article says that there are vestigial limbs.
vestmented	Dressed in ceremonial garments especially clerical vestment
veteran	Rendered competent through trial and experience He is a veteran of the korean war.
veterinary	Of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine The veterinary concern is the same as the medical.
vexatious	Causing irritation or annoyance It was a vexatious and frivolous recall.
vexing	Causing irritation or annoyance The problem is puzzling and vexing.

Adjectives That Start with VI (70 Words)

vi	Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units He accepted the election and took the pontifical name of paul vi.
viable	Capable of life or normal growth and development In the past, the system worked to produce a viable democracy.
viatical	Pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders
vibrant	Of colors that are bright and striking Many of the homes in the area are painted in vibrant colors.
vibratory	Moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down I’m working on the controlling of a simple vibratory system …
vibrionic	Caused by bacteria of the genus vibrio
vicarial	Of or relating to or characteristic of a vicar
vicarious	Suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another You might say, i was there in a vicarious sort of way.
vicenary	Of or relating to or based on 20
vicennial	Occurring once every 20 years
viceregal	Of or relating to a viceroy Post viceregal career and death.
vicinal	Belonging to or limited to a vicinity Carbons containing vicinal functional groups are marked in red.
vicious	Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering A vicious struggle over the inheritance developed in the family.
victimised	Of persons; taken advantage of I feel victimised and this is totally unfair.
victorian	Typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of queen victoria Southern cemetery is a huge victorian graveyard, spanning 40 hectares.
victorious	Experiencing triumph It is, however, a euphoric and victorious battle cry.
viennese	Of or relating to or characteristic of vienna or its inhabitants The transcription of viennese has not been standardized.
vietnamese	Of or relating to or characteristic of vietnam or its people or its language vietnamese boat people It examines the plight of the vietnamese after the vietnam war.
viewable	Capable of being viewed Leave viewable on that article and outercourse.
viewless	Not having or expressing opinions or views
vigesimal	Relating to or based on the number twenty The system is a strictly vigesimal count of tuns.
vigilant	Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger It is important to be wakeful and vigilant.
vigorous	Strong and active physically or mentally- w.h.hudson As a man he was upright, vigorous and energetic.
vile	Morally reprehensible On the other hand, let see the translation of the word vile in dictionary.
villainous	Extremely wicked But the villainous elements lal, vincent asokan, kill the sister and mother.
vinaceous	Of the color of wine At the base the reticulation is absent, and the stem turns dark vinaceous.
vincible	Susceptible to being defeated A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually. vincible adj.
vindicatory	Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution The man received the vindicatory action.
vindictive	Disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge- shakespeare- m.r.cohen Here starts the vindictive evening.
vinegarish	Having a sour disposition; ill-tempered
vinegary	Having a sour disposition; ill-tempered It will smell a touch vinegary with a ‘nuance’ of sulphur.
vinous	Of or relating to wine Its behaviour is described as similar to that of vinous throated.
violable	Capable of being violated They surely deserve to be informed if their computer is violable or not.
violent	Characterized by violence or bloodshed- andrea parke- thomas gray- hudson strode The story is too raunchy and violent.
violet	Of a color intermediate between red and blue Other common names are the blue stingray and the violet stingray.
viral	Relating to or caused by a virus The viral dna is found in the nucleus soon after infection of the cell.
virgin	Being used or worked for the first time She is unmarried and is a virgin.
virginal	Untouched or undefiled- l.p.smith The virginal yin to pete’s lecherous yang.
viricidal	Tending to destroy viruses Since both silver and especially copper has marked viricidal action.
virile	Characterized by energy and vigor He is a virile, strong and a brave man.
virological	Of or relating to the science of virology Sorry for my being such a virological pedant.
virtual	Existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact They are the members of the virtual group.
virtuoso	Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill He became one of the best known virtuoso cellists of his time.
virtuous	Morally excellent There are virtuous circle and vicious circle.
virucidal	Tending to destroy viruses This was confirmed by the results of assays for virucidal activity.
virulent	Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom I was hasty because of the virulent nature of the editors.
visaged	Having a face or visage as specified Visaged by the resource creators.
visceral	Obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation The effect was visceral and totally immersive.
viscid	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive It is viscid when moist from a separable gelatinous pellicle.
viscoelastic	Having viscous as well as elastic properties Effect of temperature on viscoelastic behavior.
viscometric	Of or relating to the measurement of viscosity
viscosimetric	Of or relating to the measurement of viscosity
viscous	Having a relatively high resistance to flow It is defined as the ratio of the viscous to elastic forces.
viselike	Clamped as in a vise His present viselike grip on much of the navy was doing it much harm.
visible	Capable of being seen; or open to easy view The comma is clearly visible on the poster.
visionary	Not practical or realizable; speculative He is the main visionary of the game.
visored	Having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind The latest, most recent issue uses visored and that’s all that matters.
visual	Relating to or using sight The visual acuity is measured with an eye chart.
visualised	Seen in the mind as a mental image Posets are often best visualised graphically.
vital	Manifesting or characteristic of life The folder contained vital information and data from the original file.
vitalizing	Giving or having the power to give life and spirit- louis bromfield Instead of being vitalizing and inspiring it becomes deadly and paralysing.
vitiliginous	Of or relating to or having vitiligo
vitreous	Having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it It dehydrates the vitreous humor and thus lower the intraocular pressure.
vitriolic	Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action The conflict between the two turned vitriolic.
vituperative	Marked by harshly abusive criticism I’m quite amazed at the vituperative responses given by the anon.
vivace	Very fast and lively Vivace means lively and lento means broad.
vivacious	Vigorous and animated An aspiring actress, she is vivacious and worldly.
vivid	Having striking color The medicines also touched off vivid, frightening hallucinations.
viviparous	Producing living young (not eggs) They are viviparous they have live young.
vixenish	Shrewish and malicious

Adjectives That Start with VO (37 Words)

vocal	Full of the sound of voices Messchaert was a singer and vocal pedagogue.
vocalic	Relating to or associated with or containing a vowel 1993 ‘vocalic ablaut and aspect marking in the verb in agaw’.
vocational	Of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills She took the vocational programs in her town.
vocative	Relating to a case used in some languages In gaelic, the vocative case causes lenition of the initial letter of names.
vociferous	Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry They are vociferous in the breeding season.
voiceless	Produced without vibration of the vocal cords Voiceless labiodental affricate.
void	Lacking any legal or binding force He’s pretty good at rescuing articles from consignment to the void.
voidable	Capable of being rescinded or voided A nullity order is one which annuls a void or voidable civil partnership.
volant	With wings extended in a flying position She believes that her dog is volant and steady.
volar	Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot The test was performed at the volar aspect of the forearm.
volatile	Liable to lead to sudden change or violence Is the distillate purified fish oil or is it volatile impurities
volatilisable	Capable of being volatilized
volatilised	Converted into a gas or vapor
volatilizable	Capable of being volatilized
volatilized	Converted into a gas or vapor The volatilized contaminants are then either collected or thermally destroyed.
volcanic	Explosively unstable The channel is the result of volcanic activity.
volitional	With deliberate intention The cerebrum directs the conscious or volitional motor functions of the body.
voltaic	Pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action A battery also needs a voltaic cell.
voltarean	In the manner of voltaire
voltarian	In the manner of voltaire The raknoir secret weapon of choice when the voltarian war is upon them.
voluble	Marked by a ready flow of speech He is an open, admitted, and voluble global warming denialist.
volumed	Consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes
volumetric	Of or relating to measurement by volume The volumetric tariff for each tariff block remained unchanged.
volumetrical	Of or relating to measurement by volume
voluminous	Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse) He is the writer of voluminous essays.
voluntary	Of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled Blinking is the voluntary rapid closing and opening of the eyelid.
volunteer	Without payment Any peon volunteer could clean up that confusing slop in about 14 minutes.
voluptuary	Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; He denies himself as being a voluptuary.
voluptuous	Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; The lyrics express the narrator’s preference for voluptuous women.
volute	In the shape of a coil It is the first known volute krater made of clay.
voluted	In the shape of a coil
voracious	Devouring or craving food in great quantities He became a voracious reader and took charge of the orphanage library.
voteless	Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
votive	Dedicated in fulfillment of a vow One form of votive offering is the token offering of a coin.
vowellike	Having characteristics of a vowel sound
voyeuristic	Of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism The story expresses a voyeuristic adoration.
voyeuristical	Of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism

Adjectives That Start with VU (10 Words)

vulcanised	Treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) Unica is a vulcanised lump paper material.
vulcanized	Treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity) The two types of rubber are vulcanized together.
vulgar	Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language Is there anything more redolent of vulgar erotic possibilities
vulnerable	Capable of being wounded or hurt These porpoises are especially vulnerable to the surveys
vulpecular	Resembling or characteristic of a fox
vulpine	Resembling or characteristic of a fox A fast auburn vulpine hops over an idle canine.
vulturine	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
vulturous	Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
vulval	Of or relating to the vulva Females have the vulva located two thirds body length and have a vulval flap.
vulvar	Of or relating to the vulva About 5% of vulvar malignancy is caused by melanoma of the vulva.

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