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ad·jec·tive

adjective

 
pronunciation:
ae jk tihv
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part of speech: noun
definition: An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, animal, or thing. In the sentence "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective. This word describes the test. Some more adjectives to describe a test might be "easy," "simple," "long," and "important."
Our teacher told us to use more adjectives in our stories. She said that adjectives make things more interesting.
Word History
The word adjective comes from a Latin word, adjectiva, which means "added." Adjectives add information to a noun.
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