Starting with BA
- babelike
- baboonish
- babyish
- babylonian
- baccate
- bacchanal
- bacchanalian
- bacchantic
- bacchic
- bacciferous
- baccivorous
- bacillar
- bacillary
- bacilliform
- back
- backbreaking
- backed
- backhand
- backhanded
- backless
- backmost
- backstage
- backstair
- backstairs
- backswept
- backward
- bacteremic
- bacterial
- bactericidal
- bacterioid
- bacterioidal
- bacteriologic
- bacteriological
- bacteriolytic
- bacteriophagic
- bacteriophagous
- bacteriostatic
- bacteroid
- bacteroidal
- baculiform
- bad
- baffled
- baffling
- baggy
- bahai
- bahamian
- bahraini
- bailable
- baked
- baking
- balanced
- balconied
- bald
- balding
- baleful
- balking
- balky
- balletic
- ballistic
- bally
- balmy
- balsamic
- balsamy
- baltic
- balzacian
- banal
- banausic
- bandaged
- banded
- bandy
- baneful
- banging
- bangladeshi
- bankable
- bankrupt
- banned
- banner
- bantam
- bantering
- bantoid
- bantu
- baptised
- baptismal
- baptistic
- baptized
- barbadian
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- barbate
- barbecued
- barbed
- barbellate
- bardic
- bare
- bareback
- barebacked
- bared
- barefaced
- barefoot
- barefooted
- barehanded
- bareheaded
- barelegged
- baric
- baritone
- barky
- barmy
- barographic
- barometric
- barometrical
- baronial
- baroque
- barred
- barreled
- barrelled
- barren
- barricaded
- barytic
- basal
- basaltic
- base
- baseborn
- based
- baseless
- bashful
- basic
- basidial
- basidiomycetous
- basidiosporous
- basifixed
- basilar
- basilary
- basilican
- basinal
- basined
- basipetal
- basiscopic
- basophilic
- bass
- bastard
- bastardised
- bastardized
- bastardly
- bastioned
- bated
- bathetic
- batholithic
- batholitic
- bathyal
- bathymetric
- bathymetrical
- batrachian
- bats
- battered
- battleful
- battlemented
- batty
- batwing
- bauxitic
- bavarian
- bawdy
- bay
- bayesian
Starting with BE
- beaded
- beadlike
- beady
- beaked
- beakless
- beaklike
- beaming
- beamish
- beamy
- bearable
- bearded
- beardless
- beardown
- bearing
- bearish
- beastly
- beat
- beatable
- beaten
- beatific
- beatified
- beauteous
- beautiful
- becalmed
- becoming
- bedaubed
- bedded
- bedewed
- bedfast
- bedimmed
- bedless
- bedraggled
- bedrid
- bedridden
- beechen
- beefy
- beery
- beethovenian
- beetle
- beetling
- befitting
- befogged
- beforehand
- befouled
- befuddled
- beggarly
- beginning
- begotten
- begrimed
- beguiled
- beguiling
- behavioral
- behaviorist
- behavioristic
- behavioural
- behaviourist
- behaviouristic
- beheaded
- behind
- behindhand
- beholden
- beige
- belarusian
- belated
- belemnitic
- belgian
- believable
- belittled
- belittling
- bellbottom
- belletristic
- bellicose
- bellied
- belligerent
- bellying
- bellyless
- beloved
- belowground
- belted
- beltless
- beltlike
- bemused
- bendable
- bended
- benedictine
- benedictive
- benedictory
- benefic
- beneficed
- beneficent
- beneficial
- beneficiary
- benevolent
- bengali
- benighted
- benign
- benignant
- beninese
- bent
- benthal
- benthic
- benthonic
- bentonitic
- benumbed
- benzenoid
- benzoic
- benzylic
- bereaved
- bereft
- bermudan
- berried
- berrylike
- berserk
- beseeching
- besieged
- besotted
- bespectacled
- bespoke
- bespoken
- besprent
- best
- bestial
- bestubbled
- beta
- betrothed
- better
- bettering
- betting
- betulaceous
- bewhiskered
- bewildered
- bewitched
- bewitching
Starting with BH
Starting with BI
- biannual
- bias
- biased
- biaural
- biauricular
- biaxal
- biaxate
- biaxial
- bibbed
- bibless
- biblical
- bibliographic
- bibliographical
- bibliolatrous
- bibliomaniacal
- bibliophilic
- bibliopolic
- bibliothecal
- bibliothecarial
- bibliotic
- bibulous
- bicameral
- bicapsular
- bicentenary
- bicentennial
- bicentric
- bicephalous
- bichromated
- bichrome
- bicipital
- bicolor
- bicolored
- bicolour
- bicoloured
- biconcave
- biconvex
- bicorn
- bicornate
- bicorned
- bicornuate
- bicornuous
- bicuspid
- bicuspidate
- bicyclic
- bicylindrical
- biddable
- bidentate
- bidirectional
- biedermeier
- biennial
- biface
- bifacial
- bifid
- bifilar
- biflagellate
- bifocal
- bifoliate
- biform
- bifurcate
- bifurcated
- big
- bigamous
- bigeminal
- bigeneric
- bigger
- biggish
- bigheaded
- bighearted
- bigmouthed
- bignoniaceous
- bigoted
- bilabial
- bilabiate
- bilateral
- bilgy
- biliary
- bilinear
- bilingual
- bilious
- billed
- billiard
- billion
- billionth
- billowing
- billowy
- bilobate
- bilobated
- bilobed
- bilocular
- biloculate
- bimanual
- bimestrial
- bimetal
- bimetallic
- bimetallistic
- bimillenial
- bimodal
- bimolecular
- bimonthly
- bimorphemic
- bimotored
- binary
- binate
- binaural
- bindable
- binding
- binocular
- binomial
- binominal
- binuclear
- binucleate
- binucleated
- biocatalytic
- biochemical
- bioclimatic
- biodegradable
- biogenetic
- biogenic
- biogenous
- biogeographic
- biogeographical
- biographic
- biographical
- biologic
- biological
- biologistic
- bioluminescent
- biomedical
- bionic
- bionomic
- bionomical
- biosynthetic
- biosystematic
- biotic
- biotitic
- biotypic
- biovular
- biparous
- bipartisan
- bipartite
- bipartizan
- biped
- bipedal
- bipinnate
- bipinnatifid
- bipolar
- biquadratic
- biracial
- biradial
- biramous
- birch
- birchen
- birefringent
- birken
- bisectional
- biserrate
- bisexual
- bismarckian
- bismuthal
- bismuthic
- bisontine
- bistered
- bistred
- bistroic
- bisulcate
- biting
- bitter
- bitterish
- bittersweet
- bittie
- bitty
- bitumenoid
- bituminoid
- bituminous
- bivalent
- bivalve
- bivalved
- bivariate
- biweekly
- biyearly
- bizarre
- bizonal
Starting with BL
- blabbermouthed
- blabby
- black
- blackened
- blackguardly
- blackish
- bladderlike
- bladdery
- bladed
- bladelike
- blae
- blamable
- blame
- blameable
- blamed
- blameful
- blameless
- blameworthy
- blanched
- bland
- blank
- blanket
- blanketed
- blaring
- blase
- blasphemous
- blasted
- blastemal
- blastematic
- blastemic
- blasting
- blastocoelic
- blastodermatic
- blastodermic
- blastogenetic
- blastomeric
- blastomycotic
- blastoporal
- blastoporic
- blastospheric
- blastular
- blatant
- blate
- blazing
- bleached
- bleak
- blear
- bleary
- blebbed
- blebby
- blemished
- blended
- blessed
- blest
- blighted
- blimpish
- blind
- blinded
- blindfold
- blindfolded
- blinding
- blinking
- blissful
- blistering
- blistery
- blithe
- blithesome
- blockaded
- blockading
- blocked
- blockheaded
- blockish
- blocky
- blond
- blonde
- bloodcurdling
- blooded
- bloodguilty
- bloodless
- bloodshot
- bloodstained
- bloodsucking
- bloodthirsty
- bloody
- blooming
- blotched
- blotchy
- blotto
- blown
- blowsy
- blowy
- blowzy
- blubbery
- blue
- blueish
- bluff
- bluish
- blunt
- blunted
- blurred
- blurry
- blushful
- blushing
- blustering
- blusterous
- blustery
Starting with BO
- boastful
- bobtail
- bobtailed
- bodacious
- bodied
- bodiless
- bodily
- bodyless
- boeotian
- boffo
- bogartian
- boggy
- bogus
- bohemian
- boiled
- boisterous
- bold
- bolivian
- bolographic
- bolometric
- bolshevik
- bolshevist
- bolshevistic
- bolshy
- bombastic
- bombproof
- bondable
- bone
- boned
- boneheaded
- boneless
- bonelike
- boney
- bonkers
- bonnie
- bonny
- bony
- bonzer
- bookable
- booked
- bookish
- boolean
- booming
- boon
- boorish
- booted
- bootleg
- bootless
- bootlicking
- boozy
- boracic
- borated
- bordered
- borderline
- boreal
- bored
- boric
- boring
- born
- boronic
- boskopoid
- bosky
- bosnian
- bosomed
- bosomy
- boss
- bossy
- botanic
- botanical
- botched
- botchy
- both
- bothered
- bothersome
- botonee
- botonnee
- botryoid
- botryoidal
- botswanan
- bottom
- bottomed
- bottomless
- bottommost
- botuliform
- botulinal
- bouffant
- boughed
- boughless
- boughten
- bouldered
- bouldery
- bouncing
- bouncy
- bound
- bounded
- bounden
- bounderish
- boundless
- bounteous
- bountied
- bountiful
- bourgeois
- boustrophedonic
- bovid
- bovine
- bowed
- bowelless
- bowery
- bowfront
- bowing
- bowleg
- bowlegged
- boxed
- boxlike
- boxy
- boyish
- boylike
- boytrose
Starting with BR
- braced
- brachial
- brachiate
- brachiopod
- brachiopodous
- brachycephalic
- brachycranial
- brachycranic
- brachydactylic
- brachydactylous
- brachypterous
- brachyurous
- bracing
- brackish
- bracteal
- bracteate
- bracted
- bracteolate
- brag
- braggart
- bragging
- braggy
- brahminic
- brahminical
- braided
- brainish
- brainless
- brainsick
- brainwashed
- brainy
- braised
- braky
- braless
- brambly
- branched
- branchial
- branchiate
- branching
- branchiopod
- branchiopodan
- branchiopodous
- branchless
- branchy
- branded
- brash
- brassbound
- brasslike
- brassy
- brattish
- bratty
- brave
- braw
- brawny
- brazen
- brazilian
- breakable
- breakaway
- breakneck
- breasted
- breastless
- breathed
- breathing
- breathless
- breathtaking
- breeched
- breeding
- breezy
- bregmatic
- briary
- bribable
- brickle
- brickly
- bridal
- bridgeable
- brief
- briefless
- briery
- bright
- brilliant
- brimful
- brimfull
- brimless
- brimming
- brinded
- brindle
- brindled
- briny
- brisant
- brisk
- bristled
- bristlelike
- bristly
- britannic
- british
- briton
- brittle
- broached
- broad
- broadband
- broadleaf
- broadloom
- broadnosed
- broadside
- brobdingnagian
- brocaded
- broiled
- broke
- broken
- brokenhearted
- bromic
- bromidic
- bronchial
- bronchiolar
- bronchitic
- bronchoscopic
- bronze
- bronzed
- bronzy
- brooding
- broody
- brotherlike
- brotherly
- brown
- browned
- brownish
- bruising
- brumal
- brummagem
- brumous
- bruneian
- brunet
- brunette
- brushed
- brushlike
- brushy
- brusk
- brusque
- brut
- brutal
- brute
- brutish
- bryophytic
Starting with BU
- bubaline
- bubbling
- bubbly
- bubonic
- buccal
- buckram
- buckshee
- bucolic
- buddhist
- buddhistic
- budding
- budgetary
- buff
- buffeted
- buffoonish
- bugged
- buggy
- built
- buirdly
- bulbaceous
- bulbar
- bulbed
- bulblike
- bulbous
- bulgarian
- bulging
- bulgy
- bulimic
- bulky
- bullate
- bulletproof
- bullheaded
- bullish
- bullnecked
- bullocky
- bully
- bullying
- bum
- bumbling
- bumpkinly
- bumptious
- bumpy
- bunchy
- bungaloid
- bungled
- bunglesome
- bungling
- buoyant
- burbling
- burbly
- burdened
- burdenless
- burdensome
- bureaucratic
- burglarious
- burglarproof
- buried
- burked
- burled
- burlesque
- burly
- burmese
- burnable
- burned
- burning
- burnished
- burnt
- burred
- burrlike
- burry
- bursal
- bursiform
- burundi
- burundian
- bush
- bushed
- bushwhacking
- bushy
- businesslike
- bust
- busted
- bustling
- busty
- busy
- busybodied
- butch
- butcherly
- buteonine
- butterfingered
- buttery
- buttoned
- buttonlike
- buttony
- buttressed
- butyraceous
- butyric
- buxom
- buzzing
Starting with BY
A More Categories for the Adjectives that Start with B
The first section is a collection of interesting descriptive words, followed by a section of positive adjectives that can be used to describe a person. The last section contains the shortest and longest adjectives that start with B.
For the Shortest/ Longest Adjectives that start with B category, the top ten adjectives with the least and the most number of letters are presented. The next category, which is the Interesting Adjectives, consists of descriptive words that can add color to any kind of writing or speech. Using this type of adjectives is an effective way to pique the interest of your audience and make your sentences more exciting.
The Positive Adjectives refer to the good qualities of a particular noun, and the adjectives that fall under this category are sorted depending on whether they are best used to describe a person, an event, or a place. On the other hand, the Negative Adjectives category is composed of adjectives that refer to qualities of a noun that are considered undesirable. In this category, the adjectives are organized similarly to the Positive Adjectives category.
Interesting Adjectives
bawdy: humorously vulgar
– bawdy jokes
blissful: completely happy and contented
– blissful ignorance
bodacious: unrestrained by convention or propriety
– bodacious trick
bittersweet: tinged with sadness; having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
– bittersweet ending
baffling: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
– baffling problem
Positive Adjective to Describe a Person
blithe: carefree and happy and lighthearted
– was loved for her blithe spirit
bonny: very pleasing to the eye
– bonny lass
bouncy: marked by lively action
– bouncy toddler
brainy: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
– our project needs brainy women
bubbly: full of or showing high spirits
– bubbly children
Positive Adjective to Describe an Event
beatific: marked by utter benignity
– beatific gathering
benefic: exerting a favorable or beneficent influence
– benefic program
beneficient: doing or producing good
– beneficent regime
bewitching: capturing interest as if by a spell
– bewitching speech
braw: brightly colored and showy
– a braw event
Positive Adjective to Describe a Place
botanical: of or relating to plants or botany
– botanical garden
boundless: unlimited; immense
– boundless territory
breathtaking: tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
– breathtaking scenery
breezy: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
– breezy mountaintop
bright: giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining
– bright park
Negative Adjectives to Describe a Person
barbaric: without civilizing influences
– barbaric neighbor
belligerent: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
– a belligerent son
benighted: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
– benighted population
brutal: disagreeably direct and precise
– a brutal uncle
bumptious: offensively self-assertive
– a bumptious young man
Negative Adjectives to Describe an Event
baleful: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
– baleful catastrophe
baneful: exceedingly harmful
– baneful disaster
bland: lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting
– bland election
boring: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
– a boring evening with uninteresting people
burdensome: not easily borne; wearing
– the burdensome task
Negative Adjectives to Describe a Place
banal:so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
– at the same banal location
barren: too poor to produce much or any vegetation
– barren field
bedraggled: dirty and disheveled
– bedraggled garage
bizarre:conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
– bizarre restaurants
bleak: lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements
– a bleak moor
Heroic Adjectives
beefy: muscular and heavily built
– a beefy gym instructor
bold: fearless and daring
– a bold adventurer
brave: invulnerable to fear or intimidation
– brave warrior
butch: used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
– he is not butch enough
burly: muscular and heavily built
– a burly wrestler
Sporty Adjectives
beastly: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
– a beastly captain
brawny: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
– a brawny boxer
brisk: very active; quick and energetic
– brisk runner
bruising: brutally forceful and compelling
– a bruising sports game
brute: a savagely violent person or animal
– brute football player
Romantic Adjectives
beatific: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
– a beatific face
beguiling: misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
– beguiling suitor
beloved: dearly loved
– beloved spouse
benevolent: well meaning and kindly
– benevolent partner
blessed: worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship; blissfully happy or contented
– a blessed wife and mother
Shortest Adjectives
bad: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for `bad’)
– bad cough
bay: (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
– bay hide
big: conspicuous in position or importance; in an advanced stage of pregnancy
– a big figure
bum: of very poor quality; flimsy
– bum memory
braw: brightly colored and showy
– braw banners
brut: unsweetened; very dry
– glasses of brut champagne
buff: of the yellowish-beige color
– buff leather
bush: not of the highest quality or sophistication
– bush party
bust: lacking funds
– bust businessman
busy: crowded with or characterized by much activity
– a very busy week
Longest Adjectives
bacteriological: of or relating to bacteriology
– a bacteriological study
bacteriophagous: of or relating to bacteriophages
– bacteriophagous amoeba
basidiomycetous: pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
– a basidiomycetous yeast
bibliographical: relating to or dealing with bibliography
– a bibliographical history
bibliothecarial: of or relating to a library or bibliotheca or a librarian
– bibliothecarial information
biogeographical: of or relating to or involved with biogeography
– biogeographical evidence
boustrophedonic: of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions
– a boustrophedonic script
brachydactylous: having abnormally short finger or toes
– brachydactylous rabbit
brobdingnagian: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
– brobdingnagian seaside
butterfingered: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
– butterfingered mechanic
Through this article, you will learn about the various adjectives that you can use for different contexts. With the knowledge that you gained, you will be able to discern which word is most appropriate to use and compose well-constructed writing or speech.