Adjectives 1
PAGE-TURNER
a book which is so interesting that you feel compelled to keep on reading it
MACABRE
disturbing/unpleasant, related to death
GRIPPING
extremely inteersting, holds your attention
HEART-WARMING
causing feelings of sympathy and happiness
FERVENT
having strong feelings, passionate
LONG-WINDED
too long, using too many words
FAST-PACED / SLOW-PACED
moving or developing quickly/slowly
THOUGHT-PROVOKING
making you think a lot
UPROARIOUS
extremely funny
FACETIOUS
treating a serious topic in an inappropriately humourous way
DAWDLING
moving/developing too slowly, wasting time
ENGROSSING
extremely interesting, requiring all of your attention
ILLUMINATING
providing clarity, informative
EVOCATIVE
making you remember or imagine something pleasant
WHIMSICAL
playful, not serious
UNPUTDOWNABLE
a book which is so interesting you can't stop reading it
EDIFYING
informative/instructional, improving the mind
FAR-FETCHED
difficult to believe, unlikely to be true
NONDESCRIPT
having no interesting or distinctive features
PERTINENT
relevant to the matter being discussed
CONVOLUTED
overly complex/complicated
STUNNING
very impressive/attractive
CLICHED
overused, lacking originality
DRAB
boring, with little colour
WOKE
aware, especially of social problems such as racism and inequality