Starting with JA
- jacksonian
- jacobean
- jacobinic
- jacobinical
- jade
- jaded
- jagged
- jaggy
- jailed
- jain
- jainist
- jamaican
- jamesian
- jammed
- jangling
- jangly
- japanese
- jarring
- jaundiced
- jaunty
- javan
- javanese
- jawed
- jawless
- jazzy
Starting with JE
- jealous
- jeering
- jeffersonian
- jejune
- jelled
- jellied
- jellylike
- jerking
- jerkwater
- jerky
- jesting
- jesuit
- jesuitic
- jesuitical
- jet
- jetting
- jeweled
- jewelled
- jewish
Starting with JI
Starting with JO
- jobless
- jocose
- jocular
- jocund
- joined
- joint
- jointed
- joking
- jolly
- jolted
- jolting
- jolty
- jordanian
- journalistic
- jovial
- jovian
- jowly
- joyful
- joyless
- joyous
Starting with JU
- jubilant
- judaic
- judaical
- judgmental
- judicable
- judicial
- judicious
- jugular
- juiceless
- juicy
- julian
- jumbled
- jumbo
- jumentous
- jumpy
- jungian
- jungly
- junior
- junoesque
- jural
- jurassic
- juridic
- juridical
- jurisdictional
- jurisprudential
- juristic
- just
- justifiable
- justificative
- justificatory
- justified
- jutting
- juvenile
- juxtaposed
More Categories for the Adjectives Starting with J
The adjectives in this section all start with the letters J. These adjectives are organized into different categories including, Interesting Adjectives, Positive Adjectives to Describe a Person, Positive Adjectives to Describe an Event, Positive Adjectives to Describe a Place, Negative Adjectives to Describe a Person, Negative Adjectives to Describe an Event, Negative Adjectives to Describe a Place, Heroic Adjectives, Sporty Adjectives, Romantic Adjectives and Shortest/Longest Adjectives.
Interesting Adjectives
jovial: cheerful and friendly
– she was in a jovial mood
judicial: of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
– a judicial inquiry into the allegations
jugular: relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
– jugular vein
juvenile: of, for, or relating to young people
– juvenile crime
juxtaposed: placed side by side often for comparison
– juxtaposed pictures
Positive Adjectives to Describe a Person
jaunty: having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
– her jaunty mood
jocose: playful or humorous
– a jocose kid
jocular: fond of or characterized by joking
– she sounded in a jocular mood
jolly: happy and cheerful
– he was a jolly man full of jokes
judicious: having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense
– she is judicious with clients
Positive Adjectives to Describe an Event
jocund: cheerful and lighthearted
– a jocund wedding party
joint: shared, held, or made by two or more people, parties, or organizations together
– sponsored a joint event
joyful: feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness
– a joyful occasion
joyous: full of happiness and joy
– scenes of joyous celebration
jubilant: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
– their jubilant victory
Positive Adjectives to Describe a Place
jamaican: of or relating to Jamaica
– Jamaican island
japanese: of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
– Japanese restaurant
jesuitical: of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods
– Jesuitical monastery
jewish: of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
– Jewish temple
joinant: adjoining
– joinant rooms
Negative Adjectives to Describe a Person
jaded: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
– he is jaded with the experience
jealous: feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages
– he grew jealous of her success
jittery: nervous or unable to relax
– caffeine makes me jittery
jobless: unemployed
– she is jobless for 3 years
jumpy: anxious and uneasy
– he was tired and jumpy
Negative Adjectives to Describe an Event
jeopardizing: involving potential loss or injury
– that stupid prank could turn out to be a jeopardizing event in your academic career
jeopardous: perilous; hazardous
– a jeopardous incident
jerky: characterized by abrupt stops and starts
– shallow, jerky, irregular breathing
jumbled: confused; mixed together in an messy way
– jumbled weather forecast
junky: useless or of little value
– junky debate
Negative Adjectives to Describe a Place
jagged: having a sharply uneven surface or outline
– jagged cliffs
jammed: : extremely crowed or filled to capacity
– the stadium is jammed with fans
jerkwater: small and remote and insignificant
– a jerkwater college
jinxed: causing or accompanied by misfortune
– jinxed house
jungly: overgrown with tropical vegetation
– jungly backyard
Heroic Adjectives
judicious: having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense
– judicious captain
just: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
– just stateman
Sporty Adjectives
jaunty: having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
– the jaunty champion
jiggish: resembling, or suitable for, a jig , or lively movement
– jiggish player
Romantic Adjectives
jade: of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
– her jade eyes
jazzy: marked by conspicuous display
– her jazzy appearance
jet: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
– her shiny jet hair
jeweled: covered with beads or jewels or sequins
– a jeweled gown
joyous: full of happiness and joy
– joyous relationship
Shortest Adjectives
jet: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
– jet hair
jade: of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
– the jade bracelet
jain: relating to or characteristic of Jainism
– jain gods
just: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
– just treatment
jaded: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
– jaded with the restaurant food
jaggy: having a sharply uneven surface or outline
– jaggy lines
javan: of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language
– javan dialect
jawed: of animals having jaws of a specified type
– jawed creature
jazzy: marked by conspicuous display
– jazzy outfit
jerky: characterized by abrupt stops and starts
– jerky movement
Longest Adjectives
jurisprudential: relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws
– jurisprudential model
jurisdictional: restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
– jurisdictionallimits of a state
justificative: attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
– justificative documents
justificatory: providing justification
– a justificatory conception of liberalism
jeffersonian: relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his principles or theories
– Jeffersonian democracy
journalistic: of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
– journalistic writing
jacobinical: of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution
– Jacobinical terrorism
justifiable: capable of being justified
– justifiable homicide
jacksonian: of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
– jacksonian economic policy
jesuitical: having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
– Jesuitical education