English Adjectives and Adverbs

collective (collectively) [1]

• a collective decision made by all board members.
• our collective responsibility for the environment.

concurrent (concurrently) [1]

• The exhibition reflected concurrent developments abroad.
• My opinions are concurrent with yours.
• Because his prison sentences run concurrently, he could be free in two years.

deficient [1]

• Women who are dieting can become iron deficient.
• patients who were deficient in vitamin C
• Our prisons are our most deficient social service.

feasible [1]

• a feasible solution.
• It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open.

frugal [1]

• As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.
• He led a remarkably frugal existence.
• a frugal breakfast.

gigantic [1]

• a gigantic skyscraper.

nearby [1]

• If there’s a café nearby, we could stop for a snack.
• I noticed a policeman standing nearby.
• We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food.

nevertheless [1]

• What you said was true. It was, nevertheless, a little unkind.

nonetheless [1]

• The region was extremely beautiful. Nonetheless Gerard could not imagine spending the rest of his life there.
• The paintings are complex, but have plenty of appeal nonetheless.

plausible [1]

• His story certainly sounds plausible.
• a plausible explanation.
• a plausible liar.

quasi- [1]

• a quasi-scientific approach
• a quasi-governmental organization
• quasi-Newton methods

resilient [1]

• Children are often very resilient.
• The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.
• boots with tough resilient soles.
• Any chemical treatment will leave hair less resilient than before.

skeptical (sceptical) [1] [2]

• I’m extremely sceptical about what I read in the press.
• Environmental groups are sceptical of the government’s claims.
• He is highly sceptical of the reforms.
• ‘You can trust me, ’ he said. Jane looked sceptical.

surplus [1]

• Ethiopia has no surplus food.
• Surplus cash can be invested.

susceptible [1]

• Older people are more susceptible to infections.
• Soil on the mountain slopes is very susceptible to erosion.
• A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children.
• She was very susceptible to flattery.

thereafter [1]

• 10,000 men had volunteered by the end of September; thereafter, approximately 1,000 men enlisted each month.
• Sophie was born in France, but shortly thereafter her family moved to the United States.

thereby [1]

• He became a citizen in 1978, thereby gaining the right to vote.

tractable [1]

• The issues have proved to be less tractable than expected.

yet [1]