Sentence examples for adjective means from inspiring English sources

The adjective means "not bright or lively; dull, dreary or monotonous" or "of a dull yellowish-brown color".

In current usage, the adjective means "pulpy, mealy," an onomatopoeic alteration of the noun mash, a thick, boiled cereal.

Because the adjective means "undertaken by one," which is diplomatically quite incorrect, or "one-sided," which carries an overtone of arrogance.

(In fact it's not fancy at all; paillard, an adjective, means "bawdy". How it became a descriptor for a cutlet is a mystery to me, but input from etymologists is welcome).

"Continuum," Syfy: This time-travel thriller was surprisingly soulful and thoughtful, despite being kind of Vancouver-y around the edges (if you've watched any inexpensive genre fare during the last 15 years, you know exactly what that adjective means).

But in other cases, the assumption that people who choose the same adjective mean the same thing by it can wreak havoc.

The adjectives mean the same thing for men except "guapo" means handsome while "guapa" means attractive, or the female version of "handsome".

'Everyday' is an adjective that means commonplace, ordinary, or normal.

The adjective "working"  means  that whatever else she's doing, she's also on the job.

The adjective partisan means "strongly committed to an ideology or party".

Fred Mish, retired editor in chief of Merriam-Webster, finds that "presumed by itself as an adjective just means 'supposed' or 'assumed' and really nothing more.