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• Really Adjective Or Adverb
• List Of 50 Adjectives

A set smile or expression does not change, and often hides what someone is really thinking. Shamefaced adjective. With an expression that shows you feel ashamed about something. Slack-jawed adjective. Informal with your mouth open. Used about the expression on people’s faces. Showing that you think something. Really You use really in conversation and in less formal writing to emphasize something that you are saying. Really usually goes in front of a verb, or in front of an adjective or adverb. I really enjoyed that.

absent

showing that you are not payingattention to what is happening because you are thinking about something else

appealing

an appealinglook, voice etc shows that you wanthelp, approval, or agreement

beatific

literary a beatificexpression on your face is extremelyhappy and peaceful

bleak

used about someone’s expression

brooding

looking as if you are thinking and worrying about something

bug-eyed

informal very excited or interested, so that your eyes are wideopen

dark

a darklook or remark is angry and threatening

deadpan

pretending to be serious when you are reallyjoking

downcast

downcasteyes are lookingdownwards, especially because you are sad, embarrassed, or shy

dreamy

a dreamylook, expression etc shows that you are thinking about something pleasant rather than payingattention

etched

mainly literary if a feeling is etched on someone’s face, their expressionshowsclearly what they are feeling

expressionless

not allowing your feelings to show in your face, eyes, or voice

faint

used about the expression on someone’s face

fixed

a fixedexpression on someone’s facedoes not change or looknatural

glazed

a glazedlook or expressionshows no interest or emotion

grave

looking very serious and worried

haunted

someone who has a hauntedlooklooksfrightened or worried

hunted

someone who has a huntedlook seems very worried or frightened

meaningful

expressing a clearfeeling or thought without words

mild

a mildfeeling or expression is one that is not very strong or severe

mischievous

a mischievouslook or expressionshows that you enjoyhavingfun by causingtrouble

mobile

moving a lot and showingchanges in what you are feeling

Mona Lisa

used for describing a mysterioussmile or expression on a woman’s face

on someone’s face

used for saying that someone’s face has a particularexpression

pained

showing that you feel very upset or unhappy

pitying

a pityingexpressionshows that you feelpity for someone, but sometimes also that shows you do not think they deserverespect

pleading

a pleadinglookshows that you want something very much

pleadingly

if you say something pleadingly, or if you look at someone pleadingly, your voice or expressionshows that you want something very much

quizzical

showing that you are confused or surprised by something, and perhaps that you think it is rather strange and funny

radiant

someone who is radiantlooksextremelyhappy

roguish

a roguishexpressionsuggests that someone is likely to do something that is wrong but not harmful

sardonic

a sardonicsmile, expression, or commentshows a lack of respect for what someone else has said or done

set

a setsmile or expressiondoes not change, and often hides what someone is reallythinking

shamefaced

with an expression that shows you feelashamed about something

sly

a slysmile, look, or remarkshows that the persondoing it knows something that other people do not know

smiley

informalsmiling, or tending to smile often

straight face

if someone has a straightface, they look serious even though they are saying something funny or are in a funnysituation

straight-faced

not showing that you want to laugh

sullen

showing that you are in an unhappymood, and do not want to talk

sullen

used about someone’s expression or attitude

taut

used about something such as a voice or expression that shows someone is nervous or angry

thoughtful

used about someone’s face or expression

tight-lipped

someone who is tight-lipped has their lipspressedtightly together because they are annoyed about something or they do not approve of it

unblinking

mainly literarylookingstraight at someone or something without closing your eyes at all

unreadable

Really Adjective Or Adverb

mainly literary if someone’s face, eyes, or expression are unreadable, you cannot guess what they are thinking

vacant

looking as if you do not understand or are not payingattention

wan

used about someone who looks very sad

wanly

List Of 50 Adjectives

with a tiredsadexpression on your face

wide-eyed

with an expression that shows that you are very surprised, frightened, or impressed

wild-eyed

someone who is wild-eyedlooks very angry or frightened

withering

a witheringlook, expression, or remarkdeliberatelymakes you feelsilly or embarrassed

wolfish

looking as though you want to hurt or trick someone

worried

used about the expression on people’s faces

wry

showing that you think something is funny but not very pleasant, often by the expression on your face

Really is an adverb because it qualifies verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

Infact, one of the key identification of adverbs is that a lot of them end in -ly.

Let us look at some of the usage examples of the adverb ‘really’.

i) Qualifying a verb:
a) He really stays up all night. (qualifies verb ‘stays’)
b) Did Sudhir really say that? (qualifies verb ‘say’)
c) I can never really forget that day. (Qualifies verb forget).
d) You don’t really learn from your mistakes. (qualifies the verb learn).

Now, let us look at examples where the adverb ‘really’ is qualifying adjectives:

Ex1: He is really fat (qualifies adjective ‘fat’).
Ex2: It was really scary in the jungle (qualifies adjective ‘scary’)
Ex3: This place is really beautiful (qualifies adjective beautiful).
Ex4: Bullet train journey is really amazing (adjective amazing)

And then, the third set of usage where ‘really’ is sued to modify other adverbs:

i) Sudhir runs really fast.
ii) Mahesh works really hard.
iii) I didn’t really work hard enough.
iv) Why don’t they never really tire of complaining?