Adjectives that start with M

M is for Main

Main means the largest or most important of something. For example a company might have their main office, and many towns have a main street.

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M is for Manly

Adjectives

Manly is a less formal way of saying masculine, or strong like a man.

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M is for Married

Wedding, Adjectives

Two people are married if they have been through a wedding ceremony together and have formally become a couple.

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M is for Massive

Adjectives, Sizes

Something is massive if it is really, really big. The truck in the picture is massive.

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M is for Mature

Adjectives, Aging

Something is mature if it has fully reached adulthood. A fruit or nut is said to be mature if it is fully ripe. Other foods like wine and cheese where you need to wait a long time for the flavor to change are said to be mature when they are ready to eat or drink.

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M is for Medium

Adjectives, Sizes

Medium is a way to describe something that is a size in between small and large.

Photo of a messy pile of craft materials

M is for Messy

Adjectives

Something is messy if the things in or on it are arranged randomly, so they don't look very nice. The opposite of messy is neat.

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M is for Mexican

Adjectives, Nationalities

Mexicans are people from Mexico, and Mexican also means anything relating to Mexico.

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M is for Middle-aged

Adjectives, Growth, Aging

Middle-aged is a way of describing someone who is about 40 to 60 years old. It describes someone who is no longer young, but not yet old.

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M is for Military

Weapons & War, Adjectives

Military means anything relating to the armed forces, particularly the army.

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M is for Miniature

Adjectives, Sizes

Something is miniature if it is a very small copy of something else. A miniature can either be a model of something, like a miniature car, or a word for a very small animal, such as a miniature horse.

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Photo of a sign advising a minimum speed

M is for Minimum

Adjectives, Mathematics, Abstract nouns

Minimum means the smallest amount of something allowed or needed.

You often see minimums in forms and rules, like "minimum age" or "minimum wage." In math, minimum can mean the lowest value of a number or in a graph.

The opposite of minimum is maximum.

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