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Urban Dictionary

Adjective (ˈædʒəktɪv) 

Definition of adjective in English:

adjective

NOUN

Grammar

A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

Origin
Late Middle English from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject- ‘added’, from the verb adicere, from ad- ‘towards’ + jacere ‘throw’. The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, a translation of Greek onoma epitheton ‘attributive name’.

Pronunciation
adjective
/ˈajəktiv/ /ˈædʒəktɪv/
‘Use verbs, nouns and adjectives and get a copy of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.’
‘In Swinburne's work as a whole many adjectives are used as nouns and many nouns as adjectives.’
‘Firstly I think one of the big problems is the use of descriptive adjectives as nouns.’
Reading becomes an exercise in spotting nouns and adjectives; there is nothing to engage or delight.’

Adjective (ˈædʒəktɪv)
A word meaning "Person" typically used by the Emo or Scene teens
(Also used as Pweeb)
Emo girl:"I'm more of a converse type of pweeble"

Emo boy:"You're my favorite pweeb >.< xD"
Pweeble by Zyax_V March 4, 2018
In the Armed Forces, especially the Navy and Coast Guard, "Soogie Powder" was equivalent to scouring powders such as Comet or Ajax.

The containers were indentical too, with a plain white label that simply read: "Soogie Powder".

The word was also used as a verb when referring to cleaning something.
"Get yer ass up it's time to turn two and soogie the head!"
Soogie by Xcoasty April 13, 2007
a confectionary; dining (licking and tonguing) of the female sex organ
Tyrone decided on dessert after having sex with Takeshia. He ate Takeshia's hair pie
hair pie by Richard Black March 10, 2005
A city in northern Idaho with a population of 23,000 and is home to the University of Idaho. Moscow is known as the pea and dry lentil capital of the world.
I went to Moscow to watch the University of Idaho play their rival Boise State University.
moscow by Judson McClure January 2, 2006
Managya literally means the will of the heart and like the name suggests people with this name always follow their heart. They are sweet and kind and always try to help people. They are happy go lucky people and are rarely down for a long time. They are generally all rounders and are extremely loyal to a fault.
Hey Managya! Can you please help me with these problems?
Managya by Hanagnays November 24, 2021