Adjectives that start with d
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Delightful
- greatly pleasing or entertaining
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Deluxe
- rich and superior in quality
- elegant and sumptuous
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Dependable
- worthy of being depended on
- consistent in performance or behavior
- financially sound
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Desirable
- worth having or seeking or achieving
- worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
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Developed
- being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
- (used of societies) having high industrial development
- (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads
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Devoted
- zealous in devotion or affection
- (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use
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Devout
- deeply religious
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Diplomatic
- relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
- using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
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Diverse
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
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Deceitful
- intended to deceive
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Democratic
- characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
- belong to or relating to the Democratic Party
- representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
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Destructive
- causing destruction or much damage
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Disgusting
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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Disorderly
- undisciplined and unruly
- in utter disorder
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Disruptive
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
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Distressing
- causing distress or worry or anxiety
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Docile
- willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- ready and willing to be taught
- easily handled or managed
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Dogmatic
- characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- relating to or involving dogma
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Domestic
- of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
- of or relating to the home
- of or involving the home or family
- converted or adapted to domestic use
- produced in a particular country
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Domineering
- tending to domineer
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Drafty
- not airtight
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Dramatic
- suitable to or characteristic of drama
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- pertaining to or characteristic of drama
- used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
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Dramaturgical
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Dreadful
- very unpleasant
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Dreamlike
- resembling a dream
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Dreary
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Dull
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
- not keenly felt
- make less lively or vigorous
- (of business) not active or brisk
- not having a sharp edge or point
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- darkened with overcast
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Dumb
- lacking the power of human speech
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
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Dusty
- covered with a layer of dust