What are The Extreme Adjectives? Extreme Adjectives List and Example Sentences
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EXTREME ADJECTIVES
What Are Extreme Adjectives?
Adjectives are terms that describe a thing’s characteristics. In English, some adjectives are gradable, which implies they can have multiple degrees or levels of quality. The weather can be mildly cold, moderately cold, very cold, or extremely cold, for example.
Extreme adjectives, often known as non-gradable adjectives, are terms that signify “very + adjective,” as in “chilling.” Because the term “freezing” inevitably denotes “very cold,” the weather can’t be “a little bit freezing” or “very freezing.”
Here are 100 Adjectives Words in English
Regular Adjectives and Extreme Adjectives List
| Adjectives | Extreme Adjectives |
| Good | Fantastic |
| Dirty | Filthy |
| Pretty | Gorgeous |
| Surprising | Astounding |
| Small | Tiny |
| Clean | Spotless |
| Thin | Gaunt |
| Wet | Soaked |
| Bad | Terrible |
| Tasty | Delicious |
| Ugly | Hideous |
| Big | Huge |
| Adjectives | Extreme Adjectives |
| Old | Ancient |
| Clever | Brilliant |
| Lively | Vivacious |
| Wise | Sagacious |
| Happy | Jubilant |
| Hot | Boiling |
| Tired | Exhausted |
| Sad | Miserable |
| Unpleasant | Disgusting |
| Dry | Parched |
| Weak | Feeble |
| Crowded | Packed |
Special and Important Rules for Extreme Adjectives
No Comparatives and Superlatives
We may use comparatives and superlatives with normal adjectives to compare two or more things:
- My new school is
- My friend’s new school is bigger than mine.
- My parents’ old school is the biggest in this city.
We don’t use comparatives or superlatives with severe adjectives:
- My parents’ old school is enormous.
- My parents’ house is more enormous / the most enormous.
You Must Use Different Adverbs with Extreme Adjectives
Most adverbs that represent different degrees or levels are avoided when employing severe adjectives.
Many adverbs reflect a gradable adjective’s degree. Some of them have already been mentioned, such as “kind of” in “kind of hilarious” and “very” in “very good.” A bit, a little, and rather are some prevalent ones. “Her house is a little chilly,” for example, or “That narrative is really uninteresting.” The descriptors “cold” and “dull” are gradable.
However, we frequently avoid combining these adverbs with severe adjectives.
Other adverbs, on the other hand, can be used with severe adjectives to add more emphasis. With extreme adjectives, adverbs that reflect the notion of totality are typically utilized. Completely, entirely, and completely are some instances.
These adverbs can be used with normal adjectives:
- a little, a bit, slightly, fairly, rather, etc.
- very, extremely, immensely, intensely, hugely, etc.
These are the examples:
- My brother is rather hungry. / My brother is very hungry.
- Boys’ dorm room is a bit dirty. / Boys’ dorm room is extremely dirty.
- I and my teammates are a little tired. / I and my teammates are immensely tired.
With extreme adjectives, we cannot use these adverbs:
- I’m rather starving. / I’m extremely starving.
There are, however, alternative adverbs that can be used to emphasize the extreme adjective:
- Absolutely: I am absolutely furious.
- Completely: They are completely exhausted.
- Utterly: The theatre was utterly terrifying.
Both ordinary and excessive adjectives can be used with the words “beautiful” and “really”:
- That dorm is pretty dirty. (regular)
- That dorm is pretty (extreme)
- The last party was really crowded. (regular)
- The last party was really packed. (extreme)
