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
  1. feindlich enemy; hostile, inimical (expressing or behaving with hostility) adj C1
  2. ausgelassen exuberant; lively (of people) adj C1
  3. respektlos disrespectful adj C1
  4. kommunal municipal; local adj C1
  5. stationär steady; stationary, fixed, static adj C1
  6. telefonisch telephonic, by using a telephone adj C1
  7. öde empty, bare, barren, bleak, desolate, deserted; tedious, dull, dreary adj C1
  8. unbesorgt unconcerned; easy-minded, at ease adj C1
  9. voreilig heady; hasty adj C1
  10. abgesichert secured, protected adj C1
  11. mühsam arduous adj C1
  12. verdreht twisted; warped, perverse adj C1
  13. vorletzte second to last, next to last, last but one, penultimate adj C1
  14. hysterisch hysterical (affected by hysteria) adj C1
  15. römisch Roman adj C1
  16. verspätet belated, late adj C1
  17. blutig bloody, bleeding and/or covered in blood; violent, with bloodshed adj C1
  18. machbar practicable, feasible adj C1
  19. doll firm, hard, forceful, strong (of actions, also of emotions); good, great, satisfactory adj C1
  20. unberechenbar incalculable; unpredictable adj C1
  21. vage vague adj C1
  22. gierig greedy; eager adj C1
  23. weitergegeben forwarded; imparted adj C1
  24. unheilvoll malign, portentous, sinister adj C1
  25. manuell manual (done or operated by hand) adj C1
  26. strafbar liable to criminal prosecution; criminal (for which the law provides a criminal… adj C1
  27. einbezogen included adj C1
  28. begabt talented, gifted adj C1
  29. exzellent excellent adj C1
  30. anfällig susceptible, prone, vulnerable; fragile, delicate adj C1
  31. zulässig admissible, permissible adj C1
  32. crazy crazy adj C1
  33. ausgewiesen proven, confirmed adj C1
  34. stationiert stationed, deployed, positioned adj C1
  35. ätzend corrosive, caustic, acrid, searing; scathing, caustic adj C1
  36. verschlüsselt encrypted adj C1
  37. musikalisch musical adj C1
  38. wöchentlich weekly; weekly, every week adj C1
  39. prinzipiell fundamental, in principle, on principle, of principle; principled adj C1
  40. ökonomisch economic (relating to the economy); economic (relating to economics) adj C1
  41. scheußlich hideous, atrocious, abominable adj C1
  42. wochenlang lasting for weeks; for weeks adj C1
  43. herb slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the… adj C1
  44. rechtsextrem far-right adj C1
  45. unversehrt unharmed, unhurt; undamaged, intact adj C1
  46. umgebaut converted; rebuilt, reconstructed adj C1
  47. ärgerlich annoying (causing annoyance); annoyed (feeling annoyance) adj C1
  48. sentimental sentimental adj C1
  49. idiotisch idiotic adj C1
  50. moderat moderate adj C1
  51. verriegelt bolted, locked adj C1
  52. allerlei all kinds of; various adj C1
  53. lateinisch Latin (of or pertaining to the Latin language); Latin (of or pertaining to the Latin… adj C1
  54. verlockend enticing adj C1
  55. begehrt coveted, desirable, popular, sought-after adj C1
  56. angrenzend adjacent, bordering, adjoining; neighbouring adj C1
  57. einseitig one-sided; unbalanced adj C1
  58. ausgestrahlt radiated, emanated; broadcast adj C1
  59. gängig typical, usual, common (among the most widely established and practiced); popular,… adj C1
  60. verheerend devastating (causing a lot of damage); fatal, catastrophic (leading to significant… adj C1

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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