Adjectives that start with P

Adjectives that start with P

Describing words, to help you tell someone else what something is like.

Pis forPlayful

Playful means full of fun and not too serious. You may see a playful dog, child, or cat chasing a toy. The word can also describe words or jokes that are light and friendly.

Pis forPlucked

Something is plucked if it has had all the hair or feathers pulled out of it. Plucked is also the past tense of pluck.

Pis forPlump

Plump means a little fat, but in a good way. People often describe baby animals as plump.
Something is pointless if there is no reason for it to exist. A task is pointless if there is no reason to complete it. The gate in the picture is pointless because you can just walk around it.

Pis forPointy

Something is pointy if one or more parts of it has an outwards-facing part with a sharp or acute angle. The shoes in the photo are very pointy.
Something is poisonous if it contains poison. Poison can make you very sick, or kill you. Poison needs to get inside you somehow to be dangerous. Poisonous mushrooms and berries are usually eaten, and poisonous insects and snakes inject poison when they bite you. The frog in the picture will poison anything that eats it, and people use the poison from the frog to put on arrows and darts to help them hunt.

Pis forPoor

Someone is poor if they do not have much money. An area might be described as poor if it is run down and a lot of poor people live there. You also use poor to describe something you feel sorry for. For example, if you see a hurt bird you might say "oh, look at the poor bird".

Pis forPrecious

Something is precious if it has a very high value, either a monetary value or some other kind of value. For example, a child is precious to its parents.
Prefabricated describes something that has been made for quick assembly or construction. Prefabricated homes are often called mobile homes because they can be transported whole, unlike normal homes which can't be moved.
Premature means happening too early. It can describe something that starts, ends, or is done before the right time. People use this to describe babies born before their due date, or for actions done too soon, like making a premature decision.