Adjectives that start with D

Adjectives that start with D

Describing words, to help you tell someone else what something is like.
Something is distorted if it's shape has been changed from what it should be. Something can just look distorted, like the flowers behind the warped glass in the window in the picture, or it can be physically distorted.

Dis forDomestic

Something is domestic if it relates to house and home. An animal is domestic if it is tame or has been bred to serve people somehow. The opposite of domestic is industrial. The opposite of tame is wild.
Domestication, sometimes called taming, is the process of changing a breed of plants or animals so that it suits the needs of humans better. Most farm animals and pets are domesticated, as are a lot of backyard plants and crops grown for food. A breed of plants or animals is changed by a process called selection, where only the most suitable members are allowed to breed, so that the features humans want are passed on to the next generation.

Dis forDrab

Something is drab if it has dull colors. The moth in the picture is drab. The opposite of drab is bright or colorful.

Dis forDressed

You are dressed if you are wearing clothes. You usually get dressed in a way that suits something, like you get dressed in a suit or gown to go to a wedding. The little girl in the picture is dressed to go out visiting.

Dis forDry

Something is dry if it is free of all water. The opposite of dry is wet. You can also use the word dry as a verb, as in when you dry the dishes, or dry yourself with a towel.

Dis forDull

Dull can mean many things. It might mean a knife or blade that is not sharp. It might mean something that is very uninteresting and boring. Or it might mean something like the bird in the picture, which has very muted colors rather than rich, bright, intense colors.

Dis forDutch

Something is Dutch if it relates to the Netherlands or Holland. Dutch is also the language spoken in the Netherlands.