a big list of french adjectives 💐
aguichant- enticing, alluring
avachi- limp, sloppy, baggy
baraqué- well-built
bizarre- strange
boursouflé- bloated
bronzé- tanned
chétif,-ive- weak, sickly
débraillé- untidy, sloppy
dépenaillé- unkempt
douteux, -euse- doubtful, dubious, questionable
élancé- slim
frêle- frail, fragile
grand- tall
grassouillet, ette- plump
gros, grosse- fat
hâlé- tanned
insolite- unusual, quirky
maigre- skinny
mignon- nice, sweet
mince- slender
musclé - brawny, muscular
nerveux- nervous, upset
pâle- pale
potelé- plump (like a baby)
rabougri- wizened, shrivelled
séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive
abruti- idiotic
acariâtre- sour, bad-tempered
antipathique- unfriendly
anodin- harmless
astucieux, euse- clever, astute, shrewd
atone- lifeless, expressionless
avisé- sensible, wise
borné- narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself)
braillard- describes someone who complains a lot
brave- good, honest, brave
candide- naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting
casanier,-iere- homebody, home lover
compassé- starchy, stiff
compliqué- complicated; fussy (e.g. about food)
compréhensif,-ive- understanding
dépravé- perverted
dévoyé- perverted
difficile- difficult
distrait- absent-minded, distracted
drôle- funny
ennuyeux,-euse- boring
évolué- broad-minded, independent, progressive
exigeant- demanding
extraverti- extrovert
faiblard- weak, feeble
fainéant- lazy, idle
falot- dreary, bland
farfelu- eccentric, bizarre
franc- candid
futé- cunning, smart
guindé- stiff, awkward
imprévisible- unforeseeable
juste- fair
lunatique- temperamental
maladroit- clumsy
mal commode- bad-tempered
malicieux,-euse- mischievous, naughty
malin- cunning
malveillant- malicious, malevolent, spiteful
maniaque- finicky, fussy
marrant- funny; odd
maussade- gloomy, sullen
méchant- malicious, nasty
méfiant- distrustful, suspicious
méprisant- contemptuous, disdainful
névrosé- neurotic
perspicace- perceptive, insightful
primesautier-iere- impulsive
rébarbatif -ive- hostile, off-putting
renfrogné- sullen
replié sur soi-meme- introverted, withdrawn
rusé- cunning
sage - well-behaved, good
saugrenu - absurd
sensé- sensible
sensible- sensitive
sérieux,-euse- serious, responsible
susceptible- touchy, sensitive, delicate
sympathique- nice, friendly
terre-á-terre- down-to-earth
tordu- warped, twisted
travailleur-euse- hard-working
accablé- distressed
admiratif, -ive- admiring
affolé- in a panic
amer, -ere -bitter
assoupi- drowsy
béat- blissfully happy; smug, complacent
cafardeux,-euse- in the dumps
débordé (de travail)- snowed under (with work)
décontracté- relaxed
détendu- relaxed
découragé- disheartened, discouraged
dépité- vexed
désemparé- distraught, at a loss
effaré (de)- alarmed (at)
énergique- energetic
enthousiaste- enthusiastic
gai- cheerful
bien ententionné- well-intentioned
lointain- distant
mélancolique- gloomy
navré- sorry, apologetic, upset
paumé- lost, at sea
ravi -delighted
surpris- surprised
tendu- tense
vanné- exhausted
vexé- annoyed
🌿 Describing ideas or events
1. Positive
alléchant - tempting, mouth-watering
attendrissant- touching
bénéfique- beneficial
commode- convenient
cocasse- funny, comical
conforme (á)- conforming (with)
convenable- fitting, acceptable, respectable
déroutant - disconcerting
détaillé - comprehensive, detailed
distinct - separate, distinct
équitable - fair
excellent - excellent, first-rate
formidable - fantastic
fulgurant - dazzling, thundery
grave - serious
honnête - decent
hors pair - exceptional
impeccable - great, without flaws
important - important
marrant - funny
merveilleux - marvellous
parfait - perfect
passionnant - exciting
percutant - powerful, striking, forceful
primordial - of prime importance
propice - favorable, suitable
raisonnable - reasonable
rarissime - extremely rare
recherché - much sought-after, studied
réconfortant - comforting
réjouissant - delightful
rentable - profitable, financially viable
réussi - successful, well-done
sagace - sagacious
sage - wise
sensationnel - sensational
spontané - spontaneous
subtil - subtle
surprenant - surprising
véridique - truthful
2. Negative
aberrant - absurd, nonsensical
abominable - abominable
affreux - dreadful, ghastly
agaçant - irritating
aléatoire - uncertain, random
ardu - arduous
chimérique - fanciful, imaginary, idealistic, utopic
complexe - complex
courant - common, current
déchirant - heart-breaking, gut wrenching
dégoûtant - disgusting
déprimant - depressing
déraisonnable - unreasonable
discutable - questionable, arguable
écoeurant - sickening, nauseating
ennuyeux,-euse - boring
épouvantable - horrendous, ghastly, atrocious
éprouvant - strenuous, punishing
étrange - strange
fastidieux,-euse - tedious, dull, tiresome
frustrant - frustrating, irritating
gênant - annoying
immonde - filthy, vile
impensable - unthinkable, unimaginable
impossible - difficult; impossible
improbable - unlikely
inadmissible - intolerable
inattendu - unexpected
loufoque - crazy, over the top
lourd - heavy/annoying
malaisé - difficult
malencontreux-euse - unfortunate
médiocre - mediocre
minable - seedy, hopeless, pathetic
pénible - difficult, tiresome; painful
pitoyable - pathetic
prosaïque - prosaic
quelconque - ordinary, mediocre
rebutant - off-putting, unappealing
répugnant - disgusting
ridicule - ridiculous