Vocabulary · Adjectives
German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,021–1,080
Words 1,021 to 1,080 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,207
entries
80
at A1
117
at A2
199
at B1
- feindlich enemy; hostile, inimical (expressing or behaving with hostility)
- ausgelassen exuberant; lively (of people)
- respektlos disrespectful
- kommunal municipal; local
- stationär steady; stationary, fixed, static
- telefonisch telephonic, by using a telephone
- öde empty, bare, barren, bleak, desolate, deserted; tedious, dull, dreary
- unbesorgt unconcerned; easy-minded, at ease
- voreilig heady; hasty
- abgesichert secured, protected
- mühsam arduous
- verdreht twisted; warped, perverse
- vorletzte second to last, next to last, last but one, penultimate
- hysterisch hysterical (affected by hysteria)
- römisch Roman
- verspätet belated, late
- blutig bloody, bleeding and/or covered in blood; violent, with bloodshed
- machbar practicable, feasible
- doll firm, hard, forceful, strong (of actions, also of emotions); good, great, satisfactory
- unberechenbar incalculable; unpredictable
- vage vague
- gierig greedy; eager
- weitergegeben forwarded; imparted
- unheilvoll malign, portentous, sinister
- manuell manual (done or operated by hand)
- strafbar liable to criminal prosecution; criminal (for which the law provides a criminal…
- einbezogen included
- begabt talented, gifted
- exzellent excellent
- anfällig susceptible, prone, vulnerable; fragile, delicate
- zulässig admissible, permissible
- crazy crazy
- ausgewiesen proven, confirmed
- stationiert stationed, deployed, positioned
- ätzend corrosive, caustic, acrid, searing; scathing, caustic
- verschlüsselt encrypted
- musikalisch musical
- wöchentlich weekly; weekly, every week
- prinzipiell fundamental, in principle, on principle, of principle; principled
- ökonomisch economic (relating to the economy); economic (relating to economics)
- scheußlich hideous, atrocious, abominable
- wochenlang lasting for weeks; for weeks
- herb slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the…
- rechtsextrem far-right
- unversehrt unharmed, unhurt; undamaged, intact
- umgebaut converted; rebuilt, reconstructed
- ärgerlich annoying (causing annoyance); annoyed (feeling annoyance)
- sentimental sentimental
- idiotisch idiotic
- moderat moderate
- verriegelt bolted, locked
- allerlei all kinds of; various
- lateinisch Latin (of or pertaining to the Latin language); Latin (of or pertaining to the Latin…
- verlockend enticing
- begehrt coveted, desirable, popular, sought-after
- angrenzend adjacent, bordering, adjoining; neighbouring
- einseitig one-sided; unbalanced
- ausgestrahlt radiated, emanated; broadcast
- gängig typical, usual, common (among the most widely established and practiced); popular,…
- verheerend devastating (causing a lot of damage); fatal, catastrophic (leading to significant…
Common questions
How many German adjectives should I know?
This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 197 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the adjective forms included?
Yes. Where the adjective forms them, the comparative and superlative are listed, including the irregular ones and the umlauted stems.
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