Adjectives! You are already aware of the different types of adjectives that start with A, B, C. Now we would learning about the adjectives that start with ‘D’.
Positive Adjective Words Starting with Letter D
Check out this extensive list of all the adjectives that stars with ‘D’ along with their meanings and example sentences to understand the correct usage of the word.
- Dainty:
Meaning: delicate; elegant in form or manner; fine; delicately beautiful, pretty or charming.
Example: Dozens of the dainty white gulls danced over the water, and I saw a Bald Eagle flying in the distance.
- Dandy
Meaning: fine; good.
Example: That was all fine and dandy on a nice, gentle slope, but we were pre-teen speed demons.
- Dapper
Meaning: very stylishly dressed; neat; lively; elegant; pretty; brisk.
Example: He was neat and dapper when I saw him in 1995 in Kansas City, where he was filming the movie of that name.
- Daring
Meaning: bold; adventurous; courageous.
Example: Whenever a politician takes a definite and contentious view on any issue, he or she is castigated for daring to articulate that opinion.
- Darling
Meaning: cherished; dear; favorite; amusing or charming.
Example: She was a darling to her husband.
- Dashing
Meaning: spirited; elegant; audacious; fashionable; showy.
Example: He was 26, scraping a living as a private tutor, and came to call with his dashing friend Edward Irving, who had once been Jane’s teacher.
- Dauntless
Meaning: invulnerable to intimidation or fear; intrepid; undaunted; bold.
Example: Television in the United States was brimming over with badge-wavers led by the dauntless Joe Friday.
- Dazzling
Meaning: brilliant; splendid; extremely bright, impressive, skillful or beautiful; astounding; shining and shimmering intensely.
Example: When I was four years old and I was living in Demon Central with my parents, I met a girl my age with golden hair and dazzling violet eyes.
- Debonair
Meaning: courteous; affable; attractive; affable; genial; urbane.
Example: Gentle and debonair in manners, he knows how to be a submissive husband and cater to the needs of his sweetheart.
- Decent
Meaning: respectable; morally upright; fair; good enough; comely; well-formed.
Example: Although the four-year-old was a beaten favorite on his debut over hurdles, he was a pretty decent horse on the Flat last season.
- Decorative
Meaning: ornamental; serving to embellish or decorate; used to make something more beautiful or attractive.
Example: The twin bedroom is particularly charming and is now a children’s room with nursery rhyme wallpaper and decorative features.
- Decorous
Meaning: characterized by dignity, propriety or good taste.
Example: The decorous sentimental verses written by patroness and client during such visits hint at a platonic salon flirtation.
- Dedicated
Meaning: loyal; conscientious; committed.
Example: We weren’t the most dedicated employees, so we did a bit of learning on the job.
- Deep
Meaning: having great importance or meaning; profound; thick; large in size or quantity; intense; strong; extending far.
Example: The winter had set in airly, and the snow had lain deep for months, and the game of the woods had got pretty well starved out.
- Defiant
Meaning: bold; challenging opposition.
Example: He was defiant, telling them they’d have to earn their money through performance.
- Deft
Meaning: dexterous; clever; handy; skillful; adroit; fit; neat.
Example: He possesses that deft and delicate touch that can transform interesting prose into mesmerizing poetry.
- Delectable
Meaning: delightful; delicious; greatly pleasing.
Example: Dinners got longer, and we would take a break if necessary to make room for delectable baklava, thick with pistachios and honey.
- Deliberate
Meaning: intentional; carefully considered; having awareness of the likely consequences.
Example: The deliberate sectarian gerrymander that the Northern state was in the first instance has now disappeared, eroded by demographics.
- Delicate
Meaning: lovely; graceful; alluring; luxurious; smooth; dainty.
Example: The blue is crisscrossed with a lattice of delicate, dissipating vapor trails from the transatlantic jets passing overhead.
- Delicious
Meaning: very tasty; highly pleasing to the senses; addicted to seeking enjoyment and pleasure.
Example: Delicious smells of curried sausages, stew, and boiled potatoes wafted across from next door where Brian cooked the food for his pie-cart.
- Delightful
Meaning: highly pleasing; bringing pleasure, enjoyment or satisfaction.
Example: He was always a delightful companion, and perhaps at his gayest on these occasions.
- Deluxe
Meaning: elegant; sumptuous; luxurious; superior and rich in.
Example: The hotel with the illustrious past and the four-star deluxe rating must wait a little longer for a fifth star.
humm!, that was a long list… There are more D adjective words we can add to this list but we would like to you write your favorite letter d adjective in the comments and we’ll add the best ones to the existing list.