Adjectives That Start With Y

An adjective, in English grammar, is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives are vital parts of the English language that are used in order to find out specific details about a person, place, thing or idea. An adjective can be any word that is used to describe something else, for example in the sentence, "Sally ate a yellow, ripe banana" there are two adjectives. The word .

Adjectives are descriptive words which clarify or qualify some characteristic or aspect of a noun or a noun phrase. These words give sentences a robust and complete meaning. They can describe color, texture, size, shape or purpose.The letter "y"' is the twenty-fifth letter of the American English alphabet. It can function as both a vowel and a consonant. It is the starting letter in a list of words numbering over a thousand. Of these, less than fifty are adjectives.Alphabetically, the first "y"' adjective is yappy. Yappy means talkative or locquacious and often refers to dogs. It can be exemplified by the sentence: "The yappy Chihuahua got punted over the neighbor's fence to shut it up."'While yawn is a verb, yawning is an adjective. It is used to indicate something which is gaping or wide open. For example, a yawning cave is an wide open one into which one might go spelunking. There are two "y"' adjectives which can be used to describe time: year-long and yearly. Yearly indicates a recurring event on an annual basis while year-long describes something which lasts the duration of a year."Y"' words can also describe colorific words as well. Yellow is a primary color. Yellowish describes something which is kind of yellow though not entirely yellow. For example jaundice which is the result of liver dysfunction causes the skin to take on a yellowish appearance - that is, somewhat yellow. Unrelated to describing color, yellow-bellied describes cowardice in a person."Y"' adjectives can also be used to indicate age. Young is a quality of being early in life or a state of mind which reflects that. Youngish, like yellowish, describes being rather young or not so old but not so young either. Youthful is a quality which conveys the characteristics of youth or being so suited.There are a plethora more "y"' adjectives. Many lists can be found online in dictionaries and in crossword puzzle helpers.