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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • gregarious/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Fond of company and happiest among people.
  • greyingadjectiveB2Turning grey with age.
  • grievous/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/adjectiveC1Very serious, and causing great suffering.
  • grim/ɡɹɪm/adjectiveB23 meaningsSerious and unsmiling.
  • grisly/ˈɡɹɪzli/adjectiveC1Causing horror through blood and death.
  • gritty/ˈɡɹɪti/
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Feeling as though tiny hard grains are in it.
  • grizzledadjectiveC1Having hair turned grey with age.
  • groggy/ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/adjectiveB2+Dazed and unsteady on your feet.
  • groovy/ˈɡɹuvi/adjectiveB2Fashionable and exciting, in sixties slang.
  • gross/ɡɹəʊs/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery obviously wrong and inexcusable.
  • grotesque/ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/adjectiveB2+Ugly and distorted in a disturbing way.
  • groundbreaking/ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Doing something nobody had done before.
  • grounded/ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsForbidden to go out, as a punishment.
  • groundless/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/adjectiveC1Having no basis in fact.
  • grubby/ˈɡɹʌbi/adjectiveB2+Rather dirty in a small everyday way.
  • grudging/ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Given unwillingly and without warmth.
  • gruelling/ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/adjectiveC1Exhausting and long.
  • gruesome/ˈɡɹuːsəm/adjectiveC1Horrifying because of blood and injury.
  • gruff/ɡɹʌf/adjectiveB2+Rough, low and abrupt in voice or manner.
  • grumpy/ˈɡɹʌmpi/adjectiveB1Bad-tempered and inclined to complain.
  • guarded/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareful about what you let others see.
  • guilty/ˈɡɪl.ti/adjectiveA23 meaningsHaving committed a crime or done wrong.
  • gullible/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/adjectiveC1Believing anything anybody says, however unlikely.
  • gung-hoadjectiveC1Eager and enthusiastic to the point of recklessness.
  • gushing/ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsExpressing praise or emotion in an excessive way.
  • gutlessadjectiveC1Lacking courage.
  • gutsy/ˈɡʌt.si/adjectiveC1Showing courage and determination.
  • gutted/ˈɡʌtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBitterly disappointed.
  • guttural/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/adjectiveC1Harsh and produced deep in the throat.
  • habitable/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjectiveC1Fit for people to live in.
  • habitual/həˈbɪ.tʃʊ.əl/adjectiveC2Done regularly and by habit.
  • hackneyed/ˈhæk.nid/adjectiveC2Worn out by being repeated far too often.
  • haggard/ˈhæɡ.əd/adjectiveC1Looking exhausted and worn out.
  • hairless/ˈhɛələs/adjectiveB2Having no hair.
  • hairpin/ˈhɛə.pɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsA thin bent wire that holds hair up.
  • hairy/ˈhɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in a lot of hair.
  • hale/heɪl/adjectiveC2Strong and healthy, especially in old age.
  • half/ˈhɑːf/nounA24 meaningsOne of two equal parts of something.
  • half-nakedadjectiveB2Wearing very little clothing.
  • half-priceadjectiveA2Costing only half the usual amount.
  • halfheartedadjectiveB2Done without real effort or enthusiasm.
  • hallowed/ˈhæləʊd/adjectiveC1Made holy, and treated with deep respect.
  • hallucinatingadjectiveB2Seeing or hearing things that are not there.
  • haltingadjectiveC1Stopping and starting, and lacking fluency.
  • hand-held/ˈhændˌhɛld/adjectiveB1Small enough to be held and used in one hand.
  • handheldadjectiveB2+Filmed without a stand, so the picture moves slightly.
  • handmade/ˈhændˌmeɪd/adjectiveB1+Made by a person rather than a machine.
  • handsome/ˈhæn.səm/adjectiveA14 meaningsGood-looking, said above all of a man.
  • handwrittenadjectiveC1Written by hand rather than typed or printed.
  • handy/ˈhæn.di/adjectiveB13 meaningsUseful and easy to reach for.
  • haphazard/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/adjectiveC1Lacking any plan, order or system.
  • hapless/ˈhæplɪs/adjectiveC2Unlucky, and to be pitied for it.
  • happier/ˈhæpi.ə/adjectiveA2More content than before or than another.
  • happy/ˈhæpi/adjectiveA13 meaningsFeeling good and pleased.
  • hard/hɑːd/adjectiveA16 meaningsFirm and solid; not soft or easily pressed in.
  • hard-bittenadjectiveC2Toughened and unsentimental from hard experience.
  • hard-coreadjectiveC12 meaningsUtterly committed and unwavering.
  • hard-headedadjectiveC1Practical and refusing to be swayed by feeling.
  • hard-wearingadjectiveC1Standing up to heavy use without wearing through.
  • hard-won/hɑːd ˈwʌn/adjectiveC1Gained only after great effort.