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
jiggered
jihadi
jilted
jingling
jingly
jingoistic
jinxed
jittering
jittery
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
– 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
– 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
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