1100+ Adjectives That Start With E

If you’re looking for a list of adjectives that start with the letter E, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ll give you a list of common and not-so-common adjectives that start with E, as well as some tips on how to use them. Adjectives are a great way to add detail and interest to your writing, so whether you’re writing a story, a poem, or just a letter to a friend, we hope you’ll find this list helpful!

Eager, easygoing, emotional, energetic, enthusiastic, enviable, evil, exquisite.

These are just a few of the many adjectives that start with the letter E. As you can see, there is a lot of diversity in this group of words! You can use them to describe people, places, things, or even ideas. Just remember to be careful with your word choice, as some of these adjectives can have different meanings depending on the context.

adjectives that start with the letter E

There are so many great adjectives that start with the letter E! Here are just a few of our favorites:

• Energetic – full of energy and life
• Enthusiastic – having or showing great excitement and interest
• Extraordinary – very unusual or remarkable
• Exuberant – joyfully unrestrained and enthusiastic

These are just a few of the many, many amazing adjectives that start with E. We hope you’ll explore them all and find the perfect ones to describe the people, places, and things in your life!

45 adjectives that start with EA

Each	Used to refer to every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.Every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.To, for, or by every one of a group (used after a noun or an amount)
Eager	(of a person) wanting to do or have something very much.
Eagle-Eyed	Quick to notice things; observant.
Eared	having ears especially of a specified kind or number
Earless	lacking ears
Earlier	Happening or done before the usual or expected time.Happening, belonging to, or done near the beginning of a particular time or period.Before the usual or expected time.Near the beginning of a particular time or period.
Earliest	Happening or done before the usual or expected time.Happening, belonging to, or done near the beginning of a particular time or period.Before the usual or expected time.Near the beginning of a particular time or period.
Early	Happening or done before the usual or expected time.Happening, belonging to, or done near the beginning of a particular time or period.Before the usual or expected time.Near the beginning of a particular time or period.
Earned	Obtain (money) in return for labor or services.
Earnest	Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come.
Ear-Piercing	Loud and shrill.The practice of making holes in the lobes or edges of the ears to allow the wearing of earrings.
Ear-Splitting	Extremely loud.
Earthborn	born on this earth
Earthbound	Attached or restricted to the earth.Attached or limited to material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one.Moving toward the earth.
Earthen	(of a floor or structure) made of compressed earth.
Earthier	Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.
Earthiest	Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.
Earthlier	Relating to the earth or human life on the earth. informal
Earthliest	Relating to the earth or human life on the earth. informal
Earthly	Relating to the earth or human life on the earth. informal
Earthquaked	shaken by earthquakes
Earthquaking	An earthquake; the occurrence of earthquakes, earthquake activity.That causes the earth to shake.
Earthshaking	(of music or sound) loud and throbbing.
Earthward	Toward the ground or the earth.Directed or going toward the ground or the earth.
Earthy	Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.
Earwiggy	Infested by earwigs.Resembling an earwig.
Eased	Absence of difficulty or effort.with objectno object, with adverbial of direction
Easeful	Providing or offering comfort or peace.
Easier	Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems.attributiveWithout difficulty or effort.Be careful.
Easiest	Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems.attributiveWithout difficulty or effort.Be careful.
East	The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself.The eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.EastLying toward, near, or facing the east.often EastTo or toward the east.
Eastbound	Leading or traveling toward the east.
East-By-North	A direction or compass point midway between east and east-northeast.
Easterly	Lying or moving in an eastward position or direction.In or towards an eastward position or direction.A wind blowing from the east.
Eastern	attributive
Easternmost	Situated furthest to the east.
Eastmost	Easternmost.
Eastward	In an easterly direction.Toward the east.The direction or region toward the east.
Eastwardly	toward or from the east
Easy	Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems.attributiveWithout difficulty or effort.Be careful.
Easy-Going	Relaxed and tolerant in approach or manner.
Eatable	Fit to be consumed as food.Items of food.
Eaten	Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.mainly US eats
Eath	easy
Eating	Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.mainly US eats

50 adjectives starting with EB, EC

Ebb	The movement of the tide out to sea.(of tidewater) move away from the land; recede.(of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce.
Ebon	Dark brown or black; ebony.
Ebony	a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)
Ebullient	boiling, agitated
Ecbolic	Inducing contractions of the uterus leading to expulsion of a fetus.An agent that induces contractions of the uterus.
Echinoid	An echinoderm of the class Echinoidea; a sea urchin.Relating to or denoting echinoids.
Echoic	formed in imitation of some natural sound
Echt	Authentic and typical.Authentically and typically.
Eclectic	Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Ecru	The light beige color of unbleached linen.
Ecuadorian	country of western South America bordering on the Pacific and crossed by the Equator; a republic with its capital at Quito area 109,484 square miles (283,561 square kilometers), population16499000
Ecumenical	Representing a number of different Christian Churches.

Ebracteate	Ecclesiastical	Echoless
Ecaudate	Ecclesiological	Eclamptic
Eccentric	Eccrine	Ecologic
Eccentrical	Echinate	Ecological
Ecchymotic	Echinodermatous	Econometric
Ecclesiastic	Echoing	Econometrical

Economical	Ectomorphic	Ectozoic
Ectoblastic	Ectophytic	Ectypal
Ectodermal	Ectopic	Ecuadoran
Ectodermic	Ectoplasmic	Ecumenic
Ectogenetic	Ectotrophic	Eczematous
Ectogenous	Ectozoan

59 words that start with ED, EE, EF adjectives

Edacious	Relating to or given to eating.
Edaphic	Of, produced by, or influenced by the soil.
Eddic	of, relating to, or resembling the Old Norse Edda
Edematous	relating to or affected with edema
Edenic	Relating to or characteristic of the garden of Eden.
Edental	edentate
Edentate	A mammal of an order distinguished by the lack of incisor and canine teeth. The edentates, which include anteaters, sloths, and armadillos, are all native to Central and South America.
Edentulous	Lacking teeth.
Edge	The outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or part farthest away from the center of something.The sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon.A quality or factor that gives superiority over close rivals or competitors.with objectMove gradually, carefully, or furtively in a particular direction.with objectno object
Edged	(of an object, area, or surface) having an outside edge or boundary of a specified kind.(of an implement or weapon) having a sharpened blade for cutting.
Edgeless	the cutting side of a blade
Edgier	Tense, nervous, or irritable. informal
Edgiest	Tense, nervous, or irritable. informal
Edging	Something forming an edge or border.
Edgy	Tense, nervous, or irritable. informal
Edible	Fit or suitable to be eaten.edibles
Edictal	a proclamation having the force of law
Edificatory	intended or suitable for edification
Edificial	relating to an edifice
Edified	Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
Edifying	Providing moral or intellectual instruction.
Edited	(of written material) corrected, condensed, or otherwise modified in preparation for publication.
Editorial	Relating to the commissioning or preparing of material for publication.A newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
Educable	Able to be educated.
Educated	Having been educated.
Educational	Relating to the provision of education.
Educative	Intended or serving to educate or enlighten; educational.
Educatory	Serving or intended to educate or enlighten; that has an educating influence.
Educible	to bring out (something, such as something latent)
Edwardian	Relating to or characteristic of the reign of King Edward VII.A person who lived during the Edwardian period.
Eely	any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail — compare american eel
Eerie	Strange and frightening.
Eerier	Strange and frightening.
Eeriest	Strange and frightening.
Eery	Strange and frightening.
Effable	Able to be described in words.
Effected	A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.effectseffectsCause (something) to happen; bring about.
Effectible	Capable of being effected.
Effective	Successful in producing a desired or intended result.attributiveA soldier fit and available for service.
Effectless	Without effect, fruitless.
Effectual	(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
Effeminate	(with reference to a man) having characteristics and ways of behaving traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man.
Efferent	Conducted or conducting outward or away from something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied)
Effervescent	(of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.Vivacious and enthusiastic.
Effervescing	(of a liquid) give off bubbles.Be vivacious and enthusiastic.
Effete	Affected and overly refined.
Efficacious	(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
Efficient	(especially of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
Effluent	Liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea.
Effortful	Requiring or exhibiting strenuous physical or mental exertion.
Effortless	Requiring no physical or mental exertion.
Effulgent	literary
Effuse	Give off (a liquid, light, smell, or quality).
Effusive	Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.Geology

Edulcorative	Effaceable	Effervescible
Effluvial

29 adjectives beginning with EG

Egal	equal
Egalitarian	Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.A person who advocates or supports egalitarian principles.
Egestive	the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism
Egg-Shaped	Having the oval shape of an egg.
Eggshell	The thin, hard outer layer of an egg, especially a hen’s egg.
Egocentric	Thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered.An egocentric person.
Egoistic	a believer in egoism
Egoistical	a believer in egoism
Egomaniacal	the quality or state of being extremely egocentric
Egotistic	characterized by egotism
Egotistical	Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.
Egregious	Outstandingly bad; shocking. archaic
Egyptian	Relating to Egypt or its people.A native of ancient or modern Egypt, or a person of Egyptian descent.The Afro-Asiatic language used in ancient Egypt, attested from c.3000 BC. It is represented in its oldest stages by hieroglyphic inscriptions and in its latest form by Coptic; it has been replaced in modern use by Arabic.
Egyptological	the study of Egyptian antiquities
Eidetic	Relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible.
Eight	a number that is one more than seven — see Table of Numbers
Eighteen	a number that is one more than seventeen — see Table of Numbers
Eighteenth	Constituting number eighteen in a sequence; 18th.Each of eighteen equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
Eightfold	Eight times as great or as numerous.By eight times; to eight times the number or amount.
Eighth	Constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th.
Eightieth	Constituting number eighty in a sequence; 80th.Each of eighty equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
Eightpenny	a nail typically 2¹/₂ inches (6.35 centimeters) long
Eighty	a number that is equal to eight times 10 — see Table of Numbers
Eild	barren
Einsteinian	Relating to or characteristic of the theoretical physicist Albert Einstein or his theories.
Eirenic	Aiming or aimed at peace.A part of Christian theology concerned with reconciling different denominations and sects.
Eisteddfodic	a usually Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in poetry and singing
Ejaculatory	marked by or given to vocal ejaculation
Ejective	Denoting a type of consonant in some languages (e.g. Hausa) produced by sudden release of pressure from the glottis.An ejective consonant.

91 adjectives that start with EL

Elaborate	Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.with objectBiology
Elaborated	Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.with objectBiology
Elamite	A native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.The language of ancient Elam, of unknown affinity and spoken from the 3rd millennium to the 4th century BC.Relating to the ancient Elamites or their language.
Elapsed	(of time) pass or go by.
Elasmobranch	A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
Elastic	(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.
Elasticized	(of a garment or part of a garment) made with rubber thread or tape and able to be stretched easily.
Elated	Ecstatically happy.
Elating	Make (someone) ecstatically happy.In high spirits; exultant or proud.
Elative	denoting motion away from
Elder	(of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age.A person of greater age than someone specified.A small tree or shrub with pithy stems, typically having white flowers and bluish-black or red berries.
Elderly	(of a person) old or aging.
Eldest	(of one out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of the greatest age; oldest.
Eldritch	Weird and sinister or ghostly.
Eleatic	Relating to Elea, an ancient Greek city in southwestern Italy, or the school of philosophers that flourished there in about the 5th century BC, including Xenophanes, Parmenides, and Zeno.An Eleatic philosopher.
Elect	Choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.(of a person) chosen or singled out.People who are chosen or singled out.
Elected	Choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.(of a person) chosen or singled out.People who are chosen or singled out.
Electioneer	(of a politician or political campaigner) take part actively and energetically in the activities of an election campaign.A campaigning politician during an election.
Elective	Related to or working by means of election.(of surgical or medical treatment) chosen by the patient rather than urgently necessary.An optional course of study.
Electoral	Relating to elections or electors.
Electric	Of, worked by, charged with, or producing electricity.Having or producing a sudden sense of thrilling excitement.An electric train or other vehicle.
Electrical	Operating by or producing electricity.
Electrifying	Arousing a sudden sense of great excitement; thrilling.
Electromotive	Producing or tending to produce an electric current.
Electronic	(of a device) having or operating with the aid of many small components, especially microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.Relating to electrons.Carried out or accessed by means of a computer or other electronic device, especially over a network.
Electrophilic	(of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
Electrophotographic	photography in which images are produced by electrical means (as in xerography)
Electroplate	Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.Electroplated articles.
Electrostatic	Relating to stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
Electrotonic	historical Physiology
Electrovalent	(of bonding) resulting from electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions; ionic.
Eleemosynary	Relating to or dependent on charity; charitable.
Elegant	Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
Elegiac	Relating to or characteristic of an elegy.Verses in an elegiac meter.
Elemental	Primary or basic.Related to or embodying the powers of nature.A supernatural entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means.
Elementary	Relating to the basic elements of a subject.Straightforward and uncomplicated.Not able to be decomposed into elements or other primary constituents.
Elephantine	Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Elevated	Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.An elevated railroad.
Eleven	a number that is one more than 10 — see Table of Numbers
Eleventh	Constituting number eleven in a sequence; 11th.
Elfin	(with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.Relating to elves. archaic A small North American butterfly that is typically brownish with markings on the wing margins that give the impression of scalloped edges.
Elfish	Relating to or characteristic of an elf or elves.
Elicited	Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.
Eligible	Having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions.
Eliminative	Medicine Generally. That eliminates, or tends to eliminate, someone or something; concerned or employed in elimination.Philosophy
Elite	treated as singular or pluralA size of letter in typewriting, with 12 characters to the inch (about 4.7 to the centimeter).
Elizabethan	Relating to or characteristic of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.A person, especially a writer, of the time of Queen Elizabeth I.
Ellipsoid	A three-dimensional figure whose plane sections are ellipses or circles.
Elliptic	Relating to or having the form of an ellipse.
Elliptical	(of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.
Elmier	characterized by or abounding in elms
Elmy	characterized by or abounding in elms
Elongate	Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.Long in relation to width; elongated.
Elongated	Long in relation to width, especially unusually so.
Eloquent	Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
Else	with indefinite pronoun or adverbwith indefinite pronoun or adverb
Elusive	Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Elvish	Relating to or characteristic of an elf or elves.The language of elves, originally that invented by J. R. R. Tolkien in his fantasy adventures.
Elysian	Relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise.
Elzevir	A family of Dutch printers. Fifteen members were active 1581–1712; Bonaventure (1583–1652) and Abraham (1592–1652) managed the firm in its prime.

Elaborative	Electromagnetic	Electrophoresis
Elastomeric	Electromechanical	Electrophoretic
Electroanalytical	Electrometallurgical	Electrophysiological
Electrochemical	Electrometric	Electropositive
Electroencephalographic	Electrometrical	Electroscopic
Electrolytic	Electronegative	Electrotypic

Elenctic	Elocutionary	Eliminatory
Elephantoid	Elohistic	Ellipsoidal
Eleusinian	Elucidative
Eliminable	Eluvial

89 adjectives starting with EM

Emaciated	Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
Emanant	issuing or flowing forth
Emancipated	Free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberated.
Emancipating	Set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
Emasculate	Deprive (a man) of his male role or identity.Make (someone or something) weaker or less effective.
Emasculated	(of a man) deprived of his male role or identity.Made weaker or less effective.
Embarrassed	Feeling or showing embarrassment.
Embarrassing	Causing embarrassment.
Embattled	(of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces.Heraldry
Embedded	(of an object) fixed firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass; implanted.(of a journalist) attached to a military unit during a conflict.
Embellished	Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
Embezzled	Steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works)
Emblematic	Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
Embodied	Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling)Include or contain (something) as a constituent part. archaic
Emboldened	Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.Cause (a piece of text) to appear in a bold typeface.
Embolic	of or relating to an embolus or embolism
Embonpoint	The plump or fleshy part of a person’s body, in particular a woman’s bosom.
Embossed	(of a surface or object) decorated with a design that stands out in relief.
Embowed	literary
Embowered	usually be embowered
Embroidered	(of cloth) decorated with patterns sewn on with thread.
Embroiled	Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
Embryo	An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).A thing at a rudimentary stage that shows potential for development.
Embryonal	Relating to an embryo.
Embryonic	Relating to an embryo.(of a system, idea, or organization) in a rudimentary stage with potential for further development.
Embryotic	Embryonic. figurative
Emended	Make corrections and improvements to (a text)
Emergency	A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
Emergent	In the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.Ecology Philosophy Ecology
Emerging	Becoming apparent or prominent.
Emeritus	(of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.
Emersed	Relating to or characteristic of an aquatic plant reaching above the surface of the water.
Emetic	(of a substance) causing vomiting.A medicine or other substance which causes vomiting.
Eminent	(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
Emissive	Having the power to radiate something, especially light, heat, or radiation.
Emitting	Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation)
Emmenagogue	A substance that stimulates or increases menstrual flow.
Emollient	Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.A preparation that softens the skin.
Emotionable	Emotional.
Emotional	Relating to a person’s emotions.
Emotionless	Not showing any emotion; unemotional.
Emotive	Arousing or able to arouse intense feeling.
Empathetic	Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Empathic	Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Emphasized	Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
Emphatic	Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.An emphatic consonant.
Empiric	archaic
Empirical	Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Empiricism	The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience. Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, expounded in particular by John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.
Empiricist	A person who supports the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses.Relating to or characteristic of the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses.
Employable	Suitable for paid work.Able to be used.
Employed	(of a person) having a paid job.
Empowered	Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
Emptied	Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.Having no value or purpose. informal Remove all the contents of (a container)usually empties
Empties	Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.Having no value or purpose. informal Remove all the contents of (a container)usually empties
Emptiest	Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.Having no value or purpose. informal Remove all the contents of (a container)usually empties
Empty	Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.Having no value or purpose. informal Remove all the contents of (a container)usually empties
Empty-Handed	Having failed to obtain or achieve what one wanted.
Empty-Headed	Unintelligent and foolish.
Emptying	Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.(of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.Having no value or purpose. informal Remove all the contents of (a container)usually empties
Empurpled	Make or become purple.
Empyemic	Affected with empyema; of, relating to, or of the nature of empyema.
Empyrean	Relating to heaven or the sky.Heaven, in particular the highest part of heaven.
Emulous	often emulous of
Emulsified	Make into or become an emulsion.

Emanational	Emblematical	Embryological
Emanative	Embolismic	Emendable
Emanatory	Embraceable	Emendatory
Emancipatory	Embracive	Emigrational
Emarginate	Embryoid	Emigratory
Emasculatory	Embryologic	Emmetropic
Empire-Builder	Empyreal	Emulative
Emphysematous	Emulsive	Emunctory

171 words that start with EN adjectives

Enabling	Give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something.Computing
Enameled	Coated or decorated with enamel.
Encased	Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.
Encaustic	(especially in painting and ceramics) using pigments mixed with hot wax that are burned in as an inlay.The art or process of encaustic painting.
Enceinte	An enclosure or the enclosing wall of a fortified place.Pregnant.
Encephalic	Relating to, affecting, or situated in the brain.
Enchained	Bind with or as with chains.
Enchanted	Placed under a spell; bewitched.Filled with delight; charmed.
Enchanting	Delightfully charming or attractive.
Encircled	Form a circle around; surround.
Encircling	Form a circle around; surround.
Enclitic	A word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the preceding word, e.g., n’t in can’t.Denoting or relating to an enclitic.
Enclosed	Surrounded or closed off on all sides.
Encouraged	Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
Encrusted	Covered or decorated with a hard surface layer.
Encumbered	Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
Encyclical	A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
Encysted	Enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.
Endangered	(of a species) seriously at risk of extinction.
Endearing	Inspiring love or affection.
Ended	A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.The furthest or most extreme part or point of something.A goal or result that one seeks to achieve.(in lawn bowling and curling) a session of play in one particular direction across the playing area.American Football Come or bring to a final point; finish.
Endemic	(of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community.(of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.An endemic plant or animal.
Endless	Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
Endmost	Nearest to the end.
Endocrine	Relating to or denoting glands which secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood.
Endogenic	Formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth.
Endorsed	Declare one’s public approval or support of.Sign (a check or bill of exchange) on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee or to accept responsibility for paying it.
Endowed	Provide with a quality, ability, or asset.Give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution)
Endurable	Able to be endured; bearable.
Enduring	Continuing or long-lasting.
Endways	With the end facing upward, forward, or toward the viewer.
Enemy	A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
Energetic	Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
Energising	Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
Energizing	Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
Enervate	Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.Lacking in energy or vitality.
Enervated	Drained of energy or vitality.
Enfeebled	Made weak or feeble.
Enfeebling	Make weak or feeble.
Enforced	Caused by necessity or force; compulsory.
Engaged	predicativeHaving formally agreed to marry.Architecture
Engaging	Charming and attractive.
English	Relating to England or its people or language.The language of England, widely used in many varieties throughout the world.as plural noun the EnglishNorth American
Engorged	with objectengorge oneself
Engrailed	Having semicircular indentations along the edge.
Engrained	(of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change.(of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove.
Engraved	Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
Engrossed	Having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
Engrossing	Absorbing all one’s attention or interest.
Engulfed	(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
Enhanced	Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
Enharmonic	Music
Enigmatic	Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Enjambed	(of a line, couplet, or stanza of verse) ending partway through a sentence or clause that continues in the next.
Enjoyable	(of an activity or occasion) giving delight or pleasure.
Enkindled	literary
Enlarged	Having become or been made larger.
Enlisted	Enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.
Enlivened	Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
Enmeshed	Cause to become entangled in something.
Ennobling	Give (someone) a noble rank or title.
Enormous	Very large in size, quantity, or extent.
Enough	As much or as many as required.As much or as many of something as required.To the required degree or extent (used after an adjective, adverb, or verb)
Enow	With singular agreement. Attributive with (and usually following) a singular mass noun. = “enough”.Enough people.Enough noun.Enough.
Enraged	Very angry; furious.
Enrapt	Fascinated; enthralled.
Enrolled	Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.
Ensiform	Shaped like a sword blade; long and narrow with sharp edges and a pointed tip.
Enslaved	Make (someone) a slave.
Ensuing	Occurring afterward or as a result.
Entangled	Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.
Enterable	That may be entered.Permissible as an import; that may be imported.
Enteral	(chiefly of nutrition) involving or passing through the intestine, either naturally via the mouth and esophagus, or through an artificial opening.
Enteric	Relating to or occurring in the intestines.
Entering	Come or go into (a place)Begin to be involved in.Write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc., so as to record it.Law A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.
Enthetic	Of a disease
Enticing	Attractive or tempting; alluring.
Entire	With no part left out; whole.An uncastrated male horse.
Entitative	considered as mere entity abstracted from all circumstances or relations
Entitled	Believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
Entomostracan	a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications
Entranced	An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.Fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.
Enucleate	Biology Surgically remove (a tumor or gland, or the eyeball) intact from its surrounding capsule.(of a cell) lacking a nucleus.
Enveloped	Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
Enviable	Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
Envious	Feeling or showing envy.
Enwrapped	Wrap; envelop.
Enzootic	Relating to or denoting a disease that regularly affects animals in a particular district or at a particular season.
Enzymatic	Relating to or involving a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.

Enactive	Enarthrodial	Encouraging
Enamored	Enate	Encroaching
Enantiomorphic	Encephalitic	Encyclopaedic
Enantiomorphous	Enchorial	Encyclopedic
Enantiotropic	Encomiastic	Endarch
Enarched	Encompassing	Endermatic

Endermic	Endogamous	Endorsable
Endocardial	Endogenous	Endoscopic
Endocrinal	Endometrial	Endoskeletal
Endodermal	Endomorphic	Endosmotic
Endodermic	Endophytic	Endothelial
Endogamic	Endoplasmic	Endothermic

Endotrophic	Enigmatical	Enneahedral
Endozoic	Enlargeable	Enneastyle
End-Stopped	Enlightened	Enorm
Enforceable	Enlightening	Ensorcelled
Enfranchised	Enlivening	Enterprising
Enhancive	Enneadic	Entertained

Entertaining	Entomophilous	Entrenched
Enthralling	Entomostracous	Entrepreneurial
Enthusiastic	Entophytic	Enumerable
Entomic	Entopic	Enumerative
Entomological	Entozoic	Enunciable
Entomophagous	Entrancing	Enunciative
Enured	Enuretic	Environmental
Enunciatory	Enveloping	Envisioned

86 adjectives beginning with EO, EP

Eocene	Relating to or denoting the second epoch of the Tertiary period, between the Paleocene and Oligocene epochs.the Eocene
Eolian	borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind
Eolic	Of or relating to Aeolia or to the Aeolians or their language; Aeolian.Geology Any of a group of ancient Greek dialects, including those of Aeolia, Lesbos, Thessaly, and Boeotia.
Eolithic	Relating to or denoting a period at the beginning of the Stone Age, preceding the Paleolithic and characterized by the earliest crude stone tools.A period at the beginning of the Stone Age characterized by the earliest crude stone tools.
Eosinophilic	Physiology Medicine
Eozoic	precambrian
Epaxial	Situated on the dorsal side of an axis.
Ephebic	of, relating to, or characteristic of an ephebe or ephebus
Ephemeral	Lasting for a very short time.An ephemeral plant.
Epiblast	The outermost layer of an embryo before it differentiates into ectoderm and mesoderm.
Epic	A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.Relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics.
Epical	a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
Epicanthic	Denoting a fold of skin from the upper eyelid covering the inner angle of the eye, typical in many peoples of eastern Asia and found as a congenital abnormality elsewhere.
Epicedial	Of, relating to, or of the nature of an epicedium or funeral ode; elegiac; funereal.
Epicene	Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex.Grammar An epicene person.
Epicontinental	Denoting those areas of sea or ocean overlying the continental shelf.
Epicritic	Relating to or denoting those sensory nerve fibers of the skin that are capable of fine discrimination of touch or temperature stimuli.
Epicurean	A disciple or student of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.Of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas.
Epideictic	Characterized by or designed to display rhetorical or oratorical skill.
Epidemic	A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.(of a disease) occurring widely in a community at a particular time.
Epidemiological	Relating to the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases.
Epidermal	Relating to or denoting the outer layer of cells covering an organism.
Epidermoid	Relating to or characteristic of the outer layer of cells covering an organism.
Epidural	On or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anesthetic) introduced into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord.An epidural anesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.
Epigastric	Relating to the part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
Epigeal	Botany
Epigene	Taking place or produced on the surface of the earth.
Epigenetic	Biology Geology
Epigeous	forced above ground by elongation of the hypocotyl
Epigrammatic	Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
Epigynous	(of a plant or flower) having the ovary enclosed in the receptacle, with the stamens and other floral parts situated above.
Epileptic	Relating to or having epilepsy.A person who has epilepsy.
Epimeric	either of two stereoisomers that differ in the arrangement of groups on a single asymmetric carbon atom (such as the first chiral center of a sugar’s carbon chain)
Epiploic	of or associated with an omentum
Episcopal	Of a bishop or bishops.
Episcopalian	Of or advocating government of a Church by bishops.An adherent of episcopacy.
Episematic	(of coloration or markings) serving to help animals recognize other individuals of the same species.
Episodic	Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
Epistemic	Relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation.
Epistemological	Relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion.
Epistolary	(of a literary work) in the form of letters.
Epistolatory	Epistolary.
Epistolic	Of, relating to, or used in letter-writing; epistolary.
Epithelial	Relating to or denoting the thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
Epitomic	a typical or ideal example
Epizoic	(of a plant or animal) growing or living nonparasitically on the exterior of a living animal.
Epizootic	(of a disease) temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population.An outbreak of an epizootic disease.
Epochal	Forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making.
Epoch-Making	Of major importance; likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
Eponymous	(of a person) giving their name to something.
Epoxy	Any of a class of adhesives, plastics, or other materials that are polymers of epoxides.Consisting of epoxy.Glue (something) using epoxy resin.

Epagogic	Epiblastic	Epidotic
Epeirogenic	Epicedian	Epifocal
Epencephalic	Epicentral	Epigamic
Epenthetic	Epicyclic	Epiglottic
Epexegetic	Epicycloidal	Epigraphic
Ephesian	Epidermic	Epinastic

Epipetalous	Episepalous	Epitheliomatous
Epiphanic	Epispastic	Epithetic
Epiphyllous	Epistatic	Epitomical
Epiphytic	Epitaphic	Epizoan
Epiphytical	Epitaxial	Eponymic
Episcopally	Epithalamic

75 adjectives that start with EQ, ER

Equable	(of a person) not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
Equal	Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.equal toA person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.Be the same as in number or amount.
Equalised	with objectBritish
Equalitarian	egalitarian
Equalized	with objectBritish
Equanimous	Calm and composed.
Equatorial	Of, at, or near the equator.
Equestrian	Relating to horse riding.A rider or performer on horseback.
Equiangular	Having equal angles.
Equidistant	At equal distances.
Equilateral	Having all its sides of the same length.
Equine	Relating to or affecting horses or other members of the horse family.A horse or other member of the horse family.
Equinoctial	Happening at or near the time of an equinox.
Equipoised	Balance of forces or interests.Balance or counterbalance (something)
Equipollent	Equal or equivalent in power, effect, or significance.
Equipotent	(chiefly of chemicals and medicines) equally powerful; having equal potencies.
Equipotential	(of a surface or line) composed of points all at the same potential.An equipotential line or surface.
Equipped	Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
Equitable	Fair and impartial.Law
Equitant	(of a leaf) having its base folded and partly enclosing the leaf next above it, as in an iris.
Equivalent	Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
Equivalve	having valves equal in size and form — compare equilateral
Equivocal	Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
Erasable	to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters)
Erased	(of a head or limb) depicted as cut off in a jagged line.
Erastian	A supporter of the doctrine that the state should have supremacy over the Church in ecclesiastical matters (wrongly attributed to Erastus)Relating to or supporting the doctrine that the state should have supremacy over the Church in ecclesiastical matters.
Erect	Rigidly upright or straight.Construct (a building, wall, or other upright structure)
Erectile	Able to become erect.
Eremitic	hermit
Ergative	Relating to or denoting a case of nouns (in some languages, e.g., Basque and Inuktitut) that identifies the subject of a transitive verb and is different from the case that identifies the subject of an intransitive verb.An ergative word.
Ergodic	Relating to or denoting systems or processes with the property that, given sufficient time, they include or impinge on all points in a given space and can be represented statistically by a reasonably large selection of points.
Ergonomic	Relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.
Ericaceous	Relating to or denoting plants of the heather family (Ericaceae).
Ericoid	resembling heath
Eristic	Of or characterized by debate or argument.A person given to debate or argument.
Eritrean	Relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its people.A native or inhabitant of Eritrea.
Ermined	clothed or adorned with ermine
Eroded	(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)
Erodible	to diminish or destroy by degrees:
Erogenous	(of a part of the body) sensitive to sexual stimulation.
Erosive	tending to erode or to induce or permit erosion
Erotic	Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
Errable	liable to error
Errant	formal, humorous archaic, literary
Erratic	Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.
Errhine	sternutator
Erring	Having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong.
Erroneous	Wrong; incorrect.
Ersatz	(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
Erse	The Scottish or Irish Gaelic language.
Erstwhile	Former.Formerly.
Erudite	Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Erumpent	Bursting forth or through a surface.
Erupting	(of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases.
Eruptive	Relating to or formed by volcanic activity.
Erythrocyte	A red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. Erythrocytes contain the pigment hemoglobin, which imparts the red color to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.

Equatable	Erective	Erotogenic
Equiponderant	Erethismic	Erubescent
Equiprobable	Erethistic	Eruciform
Equisetic	Erodent	Eruptional
Eradicable	Erose	Erysipelatous
Eradicative	Erotically	Erythemal
Erythematic

65 adjectives starting with ES, ET

Escaped	Having broken free from confinement or control.
Escapeless	incapable of being escaped
Escapism	The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
Escapist	A person who seeks distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially in the form of entertainment or fantasy.Providing or seeking distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially in the form of entertainment or fantasy.
Escharotic	producing an eschar
Eschatological	Relating to death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
Escheatable	escheated property
Esculent	Fit to be eaten; edible.A thing, especially a vegetable, which is fit to be eaten.
Escutcheoned	having or decorated with escutcheons
Esemplastic	Molding into one; unifying.
Eskimo	A member of an indigenous people inhabiting northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia, traditionally living by hunting (especially of seals) and by fishing.Either of the two main languages spoken by indigenous peoples of the Arctic (Inuit and Yupik), forming a major division of the Eskimo-Aleut family.Relating to the Eskimos or their languages.
Esophageal	Relating to the esophagus.
Esoteric	Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
Especial	Better or greater than usual; special.
Esperanto	An artificial language devised in 1887 as an international medium of communication, based on roots from the chief European languages.
Esquimau	eskimo
Essayistic	Characteristic of or used in essays; discursive; informal.
Essential	Absolutely necessary; extremely important.Medicine A thing that is absolutely necessary.
Essive	denoting a state of being
Established	Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.(of a church or religion) recognized by the government as the national church or religion.
Establishmentarian	Adhering to, advocating, or relating to the principle of an established Church.A person adhering to or advocating the principle of an established Church.
Esteemed	Held in great respect; admired.
Esthetic	Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
Estimable	Worthy of great respect.
Estimated	(of a value or number) roughly calculated; approximate.
Estival	Belonging to or appearing in summer.
Estonian	Relating to Estonia or its people or their language.A native or inhabitant of Estonia, or a person of Estonian descent.The Finno-Ugric language of Estonia, closely related to Finnish.
Estranged	(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.
Estranging	Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
Estrous	of, relating to, or characteristic of estrus
Estuarine	Of or found in the tidal mouths of large rivers.
Esurient	Hungry or greedy.
Etched	Made by or subjected to etching.
Eternal	Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
Eterne	eternal
Etesian	Denoting a dry northwesterly wind (the meltemi) that blows during the summer in the eastern Mediterranean.
Ethereal	Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.Chemistry
Ethereous	Ethereal.
Ethic	A set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct.Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
Ethical	Relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.attributive
Ethiop	A black or dark-skinned person; a black African; (occasionally) an Ethiopian.Of or relating to Ethiopia; Ethiopian.Black or dark (literally or figuratively).
Ethiopian	A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia, or a person of Ethiopian descent.Relating to Ethiopia or its people.Zoology
Ethiopic	Of, in, or relating to Ge’ez.
Ethmoid	A square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.
Ethnic	Of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent. archaic A member of an ethnic minority.
Ethnical	ethnic
Ethnocentric	Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one’s own culture.
Ethnographic	Relating to the scientific description of peoples and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences.
Ethnographical	the study and systematic recording of human cultures
Ethnolinguistic	of or relating to ethnolinguistics
Ethnological	a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
Ethological	a branch of knowledge dealing with human character and with its formation and evolution
Ethylene	A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series, occurring in natural gas, coal gas, and crude oil and given off by ripening fruit. It is used in chemical synthesis, especially in the manufacture of polyethylene.
Etiolate	to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
Etiolated	(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.
Etiological	Medicine Serving to explain something by giving a cause or reason for it, often in historical or mythical terms.
Etonian	A past or present member of Eton College.Relating to or typical of Eton College.
Etruscan	Relating to ancient Etruria, its people, or their language. The Etruscan civilization was at its height c.500 BC and was an important influence on the Romans, who had subdued the Etruscans by the end of the 3rd century BC.A native of ancient Etruria.The language of ancient Etruria, which was written in an alphabet derived from Greek but is not related to any known language.
Etymological	Relating to the origin and historical development of words and their meanings.

Escapable	Esculapian	Esthonian
Estimative	Estipulate	Estuarial

35 words that start with EU adjectives

Eucaryotic	any of a domain (Eukarya) or a higher taxonomic group (Eukaryota) above the kingdom that includes organisms composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles — compare archaea, bacterium, prokaryote
Eucharistic	Relating to the Christian service, ceremony, or sacrament of the Eucharist, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed to commemorate the Last Supper.
Euclidean	Relating to or denoting the system of geometry based on the work of Euclid and corresponding to the geometry of ordinary experience.
Eudaemonic	Conducive to happiness.
Eudemonic	Conducive to happiness.
Eugenic	Relating to or derived from eugenics.
Euhemeristic	interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events
Eukaryotic	of, relating to, or being an organism (as of the domain Eukarya) composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles
Eulogistic	a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
Eunuchoid	Resembling a eunuch, typically in having reduced or indeterminate sexual characteristics.
Eupeptic	Relating to or having good digestion or a consequent air of healthy good spirits.
Euphemistic	Using or of the nature of a euphemism.
Euphonic	pleasing or sweet sound
Euphonious	(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear.
Euphorbiaceous	a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) with usually milky often poisonous juice, unisexual flowers, and a superior usually trilocular ovary and including several medicinal plants (such as those yielding castor oil and croton oil), several trees yielding caoutchouc, and the cassava — see hevea, manihot
Euphoriant	(chiefly of a drug) producing a feeling of euphoria.A euphoriant drug.
Euphoric	Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
Euphuistic	an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
Eurasian	Of mixed European (or European American) and Asian parentage.Relating to Eurasia.A person of mixed European (or European American) and Asian parentage.
Eurhythmic	(especially of architecture or art) in or relating to harmonious proportion.
Euro-American	(A) Of, relating to, or designating a North or South American (or Americans) of European origin or descent; specifically white American. (b) Of, relating to, or designating both North America and western Europe; western.A native or inhabitant of either North America or western Europe; a westerner. Also
Eurocommunism	A political system advocated by some communist parties in western European countries, stressing independence from the former Soviet Communist Party and preservation of many elements of Western liberal democracy.
European	Relating to or characteristic of Europe or its inhabitants.A native or inhabitant of Europe.
Eurythermal	(of an organism) able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures.
Eurythmic	(especially of architecture or art) in or relating to harmonious proportion.
Eusporangiate	having sporangia which rise from a group of epidermal cells
Eustatic	Relating to or denoting changes in sea level throughout the world.
Eustyle	an intercolumniation of 2¹/₄ diameters
Eutectic	Relating to or denoting a mixture of substances (in fixed proportions) that melts and solidifies at a single temperature that is lower than the melting points of the separate constituents or of any other mixture of them.A eutectic mixture.
Eutectoid	Relating to or denoting an alloy which has a minimum transformation temperature between a solid solution and a simple mixture of metals.A eutectoid mixture or alloy.
Euterpean	relating to the muse Euterpe or to music
Eutherian	A mammal of the major group Eutheria, which includes all the placentals and excludes the marsupials and monotremes.Relating to or denoting eutherians.
Eutrophic	(of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.

Euphonical

Eurythmical

44 adjectives beginning with EV, EW

Evacuant	(of a medicine or treatment) acting to induce some kind of bodily discharge.A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.
Evacuated	Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place. technical
Evacuative	(of a medicine or treatment) acting to induce some kind of bodily discharge; evacuant.
Evadable	to slip away
Evaluative	Based on or relating to an assessment to form an idea of the value of something.
Evanescent	mainly literary
Evangelical	Of or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion.A member of the evangelical tradition in the Christian Church.
Evangelistic	Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
Evaporable	capable of being evaporated
Evaporated	Turn from liquid into vapor.
Evaporative	Relating to or involving evaporation.
Evasive	Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
Even	Flat and smooth.Equal in number, amount, or value.(of a number, such as 2, 6, or 108) divisible by two without a remainder.Make or become even.Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.The end of the day; evening.A member of an indigenous people of eastern Siberia.The language of the Even, a Tungusic language with about 6,000 speakers, closely related to Evenki.Relating to the Even or their language.
Even-Handed	Fair and impartial in treatment or judgment.
Evens	Flat and smooth.Equal in number, amount, or value.(of a number, such as 2, 6, or 108) divisible by two without a remainder.Make or become even.Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.The end of the day; evening.A member of an indigenous people of eastern Siberia.The language of the Even, a Tungusic language with about 6,000 speakers, closely related to Evenki.Relating to the Even or their language.
Even-Tempered	Not easily annoyed or angered.
Eventful	Marked by interesting or exciting events.
Eventual	Occurring at the end of or as a result of a series of events; final; ultimate.
Evergreen	Relating to or denoting a plant that retains green leaves throughout the year.A plant that retains green leaves throughout the year.
Everlasting	Lasting forever or a very long time. literary
Eversible	the act of turning inside out
Every	(preceding a singular noun) used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.
Everyday	Happening or used every day; daily.Each day; daily.
Evidenced	The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.Be or show evidence of.
Evident	Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
Evidential	Of or providing evidence.
Evidentiary	being, relating to, or affording evidence
Evil	Profoundly immoral and wicked.Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.
Evil-Minded	Having wicked thoughts, ideas, or intentions.
Evincible	to constitute outward evidence of
Evincive	tending to prove
Eviscerate	formal
Evitable	Able to be avoided or prevented; avoidable.
Evocable	capable of being evoked
Evocative	Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
Evoked	Bring or recall to the conscious mind.Invoke (a spirit or deity)
Evolutional	Relating to or denoting the process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to have developed from earlier forms.Relating to the gradual development of something.
Evolutionary	Relating to or denoting the process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed from earlier forms.Relating to the gradual development of something.Relating to a pattern of movements or maneuvers.
Evolutionist	A person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection.Relating to the theories of evolution and natural selection.
Evolutive	of, relating to, or promoting evolution or development
Evolvable	emit
Ewe-Necked	a thin neck with a concave arch occurring as a defect in dogs and horses

Even-Minded

Evil-Eyed

302 adjectives that start with EX

Exact	Not approximated in any way; precise.Demand and obtain (something, especially a payment) from someone.
Exacting	Making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources.
Exalted	(of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.In a state of extreme happiness.
Exalting	Hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
Examinational	the act or process of examining
Exarch	(in the Orthodox Church) a bishop lower in rank than a patriarch and having jurisdiction wider than the metropolitan of a diocese. historical
Exasperate	Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
Exceeding	exceptional in amount, quality, or degree
Excellent	very good of its kind
Excess	An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.Lack of moderation in an activity, especially eating or drinking.Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.
Excitant	A substance which elicits an active physiological or behavioral response.
Excited	Very enthusiastic and eager.Physics
Exciting	Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
Excludable	subject to exclusion
Exclusionary	Relating to or characterized by the exclusion of something, especially from a contract or group.
Exclusionist	one who would exclude another from some right or privilege
Exclusory	able to exclude
Excrementitious	waste matter discharged from the body
Excruciating	Intensely painful.
Excusatory	making or containing excuse
Excused	Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.Release (someone) from a duty or requirement.A reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense.an excuse for
Executable	(of a file or program) able to be run by a computer.An executable file or program.
Executed
Executive	Having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization.the executive
Executory	designed or of such a nature as to be executed in time to come or to take effect on a future contingency
Exegetical	of or relating to exegesis
Exemplifiable	That may be exemplified; (now) especially of which an example or examples may be cited as evidence or for the purpose of illustration.
Exemplificative	exemplifying
Exenterate	to remove the contents of (something, such as the orbit, pelvis, or a sinus)
Exergonic	exothermic
Exfoliative	to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
Exhaled	Breathe out.
Exhausted	Drained of one’s physical or mental resources; very tired.(of resources or reserves) completely used up.
Exhibitive	to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings
Exhilarated	very happy and excited or elated
Exhilarative	to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated
Exigent	Pressing; demanding.
Exigible	liable to be exacted
Eximious	Excellent, distinguished, eminent; notable, singular.
Existent	having being
Exocrine	producing, being, or relating to a secretion that is released outside its source
Exogenous	Relating to or developing from external factors.
Exonerated	(especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.exonerate someone from
Exopoditic	the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean
Exosmotic	passage of material through a membrane from a region of higher to a region of lower concentration — compare endosmosis
Exoteric	(especially of a doctrine or mode of speech) intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.
Expandable	Able to be made larger or more extensive.
Expanding	to open up
Expansionary	tending toward expansion
Expansionistic	a policy or practice of expansion and especially of territorial expansion by a nation
Expansive	having a capacity or a tendency to expand
Expectative	of, relating to, or constituting an object of expectation
Expected	to consider probable or certain
Expeditious	marked by or acting with prompt efficiency
Expended	Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy)
Expensive	involving high cost or sacrifice
Experienced	Having knowledge or skill in a particular field, especially a profession or job, gained over a period of time.
Experiential	relating to, derived from, or providing experience
Expiable	to make amends for
Expiratory	Relating to the exhalation of air from the lungs.
Expired	no objectno object technical
Expiring	to breathe one’s last breath
Explainable	to make known
Expletive	An oath or swear word.(of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
Exploitative	Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit.
Exploitive	Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit.
Exposed	Not covered or hidden; visible.
Expository	Intended to explain or describe something.
Expostulatory	an act or an instance of expostulating
Express	Convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.Squeeze out (liquid or air)Genetics Operating at high speed.By express train or delivery service.An express train or other vehicle of public transportation.An overnight or rapid delivery service.An express rifle.Send by express delivery or messenger.Definitely stated, not merely implied.
Expressed	Convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.Squeeze out (liquid or air)Genetics Operating at high speed.By express train or delivery service.An express train or other vehicle of public transportation.An overnight or rapid delivery service.An express rifle.Send by express delivery or messenger.Definitely stated, not merely implied.
Expressionist	a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
Expressionistic	a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist
Expropriated	to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
Exserted	Sticking out; protruding.
Extemporal	extemporaneous
Extended	Made larger; enlarged.
Exterior	Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.The outer surface or structure of something.
Exteroceptive	Relating to stimuli that are external to an organism.
Extinct	(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.(of a volcano) not having erupted in recorded history.
Extorsive	serving for or obtained by extortion
Extra	Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional. informal as submodifierIn addition.An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.
Extraneous	Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
Extraordinary	going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary
Extraversive	the state of or tendency toward being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self
Extreme	Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.attributiveEither of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.Logic
Extricated	Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
Extrinsic	not forming part of or belonging to a thing
Extrorse	Botany Zoology
Extrovert	a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion
Eyed	Having eyes of the type or number specified.

Exacerbating	Exanthematic	Excentric
Exactable	Exarate	Exceptionable
Exaggerated	Exarchal	Exceptional
Exaggerative	Exasperated	Exceptive
Examinable	Exasperating	Excerptible
Exanimate	Excaudate	Excessive

Exchangeable	Exclamational	Excommunicative
Exchanged	Exclamatory	Excommunicatory
Excisable	Exclusive	Excrescent
Excitable	Excogitative	Excretal
Excitative	Excommunicable	Excretive
Excitatory	Excommunicate	Excretory

Exculpable	Excusive	Executorial
Exculpated	Ex-Directory	Exegetic
Exculpatory	Execrable	Exemplary
Excurrent	Execrative	Exemplifying
Excursive	Execratory	Exempt
Excusable	Executed	Exequial

Exercisable	Exhausting	Exhilarant
Exergual	Exhaustive	Exhilarating
Exertive	Exhaustless	Exhortative
Exhalant	Exhibitionist	Exhortatory
Exhaling	Exhibitionistic	Exigeant
Exhaustible	Exhibitory	Exiguous

Exilic	Exogamic	Exorbitant
Existential	Exogamous	Exordial
Existentialist	Exogenetic	Exoskeletal
Existing	Exonerative	Exospherical
Exodermal	Exophthalmic	Exosporal
Exoergic	Exorable	Exosporous

Exothermal	Expansile	Expecting
Exothermic	Expansional	Expectorant
Exotic	Expansionism	Expedient
Exotoxic	Expatriate	Expediential
Expanded	Expectable	Expedite
Expansible	Expectant	Expedited

Expeditionary	Expert	Explicit
Expellant	Expiatory	Exploding
Expendable	Expiscatory	Exploitable
Experienceless	Explanatory	Exploited
Experimental	Explicable	Explorative
Experimentative	Explicative	Exploratory

Explosible	Exposable	Expressionless
Explosive	Expositional	Expressive
Exponent	Expositive	Expropriable
Exponential	Expressible	Expugnable
Exponible	Expressional	Expulsive
Exportable	Expressionism	Expurgated

Expurgatorial	Ex-Service	Extemporary
Expurgatory	Exsiccative	Extempore
Exquisite	Exstipulate	Extendable
Exsanguine	Exsufflicate	Extended-Play
Exsert	Extant	Extendible
Exsertile	Extemporaneous	Extensible

Extensile	Exterminable	Extinguishable
Extensional	Exterminated	Extinguished
Extensive	Exterminatory	Extirpable
Extenuating	External	Extirpative
Extenuative	Exterritorial	Extortionary
Extenuatory	Extinctive	Extortionate

Extortive	Extractive	Extravagant
Extracanonical	Extraditable	Extravehicular
Extra-Condensed	Extranuclear	Extravert
Extracorporeal	Extrapolated	Extraverted
Extractable	Extrapolative	Extremer
Extractible	Extrapolatory	Extremest

Extremist	Exuberant	Eyeless
Extricable	Exudative	Eyetie
Extroversive	Exultant	Extrusive
Extroverted	Exulting	Eye-Catching
Extrusible	Exuvial

Conclusion

If you’re looking for a list of adjectives that start with E, you’ve come to the right place. This list includes a wide variety of words, from those that describe someone’s personality to words that describe the way something looks. No matter what you’re looking for, you’re sure to find the perfect adjective on this list. It just takes a little bit of exploring.