Adj Quotes

67 Adj quotes by 3 unique authors

INCOMPOSSIBLE, adj. Unable to exist if something else exists. Two things are incompossible when the world of being has scope enough for one of them,… — Ambrose Bierce
GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer. Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone. — Ambrose Bierce
PREHISTORIC, adj. Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating falsehood. — Ambrose Bierce
OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object… — Ambrose Bierce
PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it. — Ambrose Bierce
PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment. — Ambrose Bierce
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection. — Ambrose Bierce
PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his pupil's… — Ambrose Bierce
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. — Ambrose Bierce
ABNORMAL, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be… — Ambrose Bierce
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. When Zeno was told that one of his enemies was no more he… — Ambrose Bierce
Honorable, adj.: Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman… — Ambrose Bierce
resolute, adj. Obstinate in a course that we approve. — Ambrose Bierce
moral, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency. — Ambrose Bierce
mine, adj. Belonging to me if I can hold or seize it. — Ambrose Bierce
alone, adj. In bad company. — Ambrose Bierce
CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain. — Ambrose Bierce
Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device… — Ambrose Bierce
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others. — Ambrose Bierce
Self-evident, adj. Evident to one's self and to nobody else. — Ambrose Bierce
Ahenny (adj.) - The way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves. — Douglas Adams
placid, adj. Sometimes I love it when we just lie on our backs, gaze off, stay still. — David Levithan
incessant adj. The doubts. You had to save me from my constant doubts. That deep-seeded feeling that I wasn't good enough for anything I was… — David Levithan
aloof, adj. It has always been my habit, ever since junior high school, to ask that question: “What are you thinking?” It is always an… — David Levithan
breathtaking, adj. Those moments when we kiss and surrender for an hour before we say a single word. — David Levithan

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