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List of adjectives that start with B

Many adjectives in the English dictionary begin with the letter “B.” This article has categorized these adjectives according to their use and impact.

Descriptive adjectives that start with B

Buzzing
Bustling
Busiest
Busiest
Buoyant
Bungling
Bumpy
Bulky
Budget
Brittle
Brilliant
Brief
Bribable
Breathtaking
Brave
Bossy
Born
Boring
Bored
Blushing
Blunt
Blue
Bloodthirsty
Blonde
Bloated
Blessed
Blaring
Bland
Black
Bilingual
Bigoted
Big
Biblical
Better
Betrayed
Bent
Befitting
Beeping
Beckoning
Battered
Basic
Barren
Barking
Barefooted
Bantering
Bandaged
Balmy
Baffling
Baffled
Background

Positive adjectives that start with B

Buoyant
Bulletproof
Buff
Budding
Budding
Bubbly
Brotherly
Broadminded
Brilliant
Brill
Brightest
Brighter
Bright
Breathtaking
Brave
Brainy
Brainy
Bounty
Bountiful
Boundless
Boon
Bonafide
Bold
Bodacious
Blooming
Blooming
Blissful
Blessings
Blessed
Bighearted
Best
Benign
Beneficiary
Beneficial
Beneficent
Beloved
Believable
Bejeweled
Beguiling
Beckoning
Beautified
Beauteous
Beatific
Bearing
Beaming
Baronial
Bankable
Balmy
Balanced
Backup

Negative adjectives that start with B

Bogus
Boastful
Blotchy
Bloody
Blooded
Blocked
Blind
Blasé
Blank
Bland
Blamed
Blame
Blamable
Bizarre
Bitter
Biting
Bibulous
Biased
Bias
Berserk
Bereft
Bereaved
Belligerent
Bellicose
Belittling
Behind
Bedridden
Beaten
Beatable
Bated
Bastardly
Bastardised
Bastard
Baseless
Barred
Barmy
Bared
Bare
Barbarous
Barbaric
Barbarian
Banned
Bankrupt
Baneful
Banal
Balky
Baleful
Bad
Backward
Backhanded

Adjectives that start with B to describe a person

Buxom
Bushy
Burly
Buff
Buddhist
Brunette
Bruised
Brown
Bronzed
British
Brilliant
Breathtaking
Brazilian
Brawny
Brainy
Boyish
Bony
Blushing
Bloody
Bloodless
Blonde
Bloated
Blind
Blameless
Black
Billowy
Billable
Biggest
Bigger
Big
Biblical
Best
Bent
Bendable
Belgian
Beckoning
Beautiful
Bearded
Beaming
Bawling
Baritone
Barbarous
Banned
Bankable
Bandaged
Balding
Bald
Babylonian
Baby
Babbling

Personality Adjectives which begin with B

Businesslike
Bureaucratic
Buoyant
Bumbling
Brotherly
Broadminded
Bristly
Brill
Bright
Brazen
Brave
Brassy
Brainy
Bothered
Bossy
Boring
Bored
Boorish
Bookish
Bold
Boisterous
Bohemian
Bodacious
Boastful
Blunt
Blithe
Blistering
Blissful
Blatant
Blasphemous
Bizarre
Bitter
Biting
Bigoted
Biased
Bewitching
Betrayed
Berserk
Benevolent
Beneficent
Belligerent
Believable
Believable
Befuddled
Bashful
Ballsy
Baleful
Baffling
Baffled
Bad

Adjectives which start with B, sorted according to vowels

Adjectives which begin with Ba

Bayesian
Bawdy
Bavarian
Bauxitic
Baume
Batwing
Batty
Battleful
Batrachophagous
Batrachoid
Batrachian
Bathymetrical
Bathyal
Bathetic
Bated
Batavian
Basylous
Basque
Basiscopic
Basipetal
Basioccipital
Basined
Basinal
Basilical
Basilic
Basilary
Basilar
Basihyal
Basifixed
Basidial
Basic
Basial
Bashful
Baseless
Baseborn
Base
Basaltic
Basal
Barytic
Barycentric
Baroque
Baronial
Barometric
Barocco
Barnlike
Barnacled
Barmy
Barmecidal
Barky
Baric
Barful
Barfing
Bare
Bardish
Bardic
Barbre
Barbigerous
Barbequed
Barbed
Barbecued
Barbarous
Barbaric
Barbarian
Barbaresque
Barbadian
Baptized
Baptizable
Baptistical
Bankrupt
Bankable
Banging
Baneful
Bandy
Banded
Bandaged
Banausic
Banal
Balzacian
Balustered
Baltic
Balsamy
Balsamous
Balneatory
Balneal
Balmy
Ballooned
Balletic
Ballast
Balky
Balkish
Balking
Baleful
Baled
Balearic
Baldheaded
Bald
Balaniferous
Balanced
Balanceable
Bailable
Bahamian
Baggy
Baffling
Baffled
Bad-tempered
Badgeless
Baddish
Bad
Bactrian
Baconian
Backward
Backmost
Backless
Backboned
Baccivorous
Bacciferous
Bacchical
Bacchantic
Bacchanalian
Bacchanal
Baccalaureate
Babylonical
Babylonic
Babylonian
Babyish
Baboonish
Babish
Babelike
Babbling

Adjectives which begin with Be

Bezoartical
Bewrought
Bewitched
Bewildered
Bewhiskered
Bewailable
Betulaceous
Better-off
Bettermost
Better
Betrothed
Betrayed
Bestubbled
Bestraught
Bestial
Best
Besprent
Bespectacled
Beseeming
Berserk
Berrylike
Berried
Bernese
Bermudan
Berkeleian
Bereft
Bereaved
Bequeathable
Bepuffed
Beplumed
Benzylic
Benzoinated
Benzoic
Benumbed
Benumb
Benthamic
Benthal
Bennet
Beninese
Benignant
Benighted
Bengali
Bengalese
Beneficient
Beneficiary
Beneficial
Beneficential
Benedictive
Beneaped
Bendable
Bemused
Beltlike
Beloved
Bellyless
Bell-like
Belligerent
Belletristical
Belletristic
Believable
Belgravian
Belgian
Belemnitic
Belching
Belarusian
Bejeweled
Beige
Behooveful
Beholden
Behindhand
Beheaded
Behavioristic
Behavioral
Begrimed
Beggary
Beggable
Befuddled
Befouled
Beforehand
Befogged
Befitting
Beethovenian
Beechy
Beechen
Bedridden
Bedrid
Bedraggled
Bedouin
Bedless
Bedlam
Bedimmed
Bedfast
Bedewed
Bedded
Bedazzled
Bedaubed
Becoming
Beckoning
Becalmed
Beavered
Beautiful
Beauteous
Beatified
Beatifical
Beaten
Beatable
Beastly
Beastlike
Bearish
Bearing
Beardown
Beardless
Bearded
Bearable
Beamy
Beamless
Beamish
Beaming
Beamful
Beamed
Beaklike
Beakless
Beaked
Beady
Beadlike
Beaded
Beaconless
Beachy

Adjectives which begin with Bi

Bizonal
Bizarre
Bivious
Bivial
Biventral
Bituminous
Bituminiferous
Bittersweet
Bittern
Bitter
Bite-sized
Bisulcous
Bissextile
Bismuthous
Bismuthiferous
Bismuthal
Bishoplike
Bisexual
Biserial
Bisectional
Biscayan
Birthless
Birken
Birefringent
Birectangular
Birdlike
Birchen
Birch
Biramous
Biradial
Bipyramidal
Bipunctual
Bipunctate
Bipinnatifid
Bipetalous
Bipedal
Bipartible
Biparous
Biparietal
Biopsychical
Bioplasmic
Bionomical
Biomedical
Biomagnetic
Biological
Biographical
Biogeographical
Biogenous
Biodegradable
Biochemical
Bioactive
Binous
Binominous
Bindable
Binaural
Binal
Bimodal
Bimillenial
Bimetallic
Bimetal
Bimestrial
Bimensal
Bimembral
Bimedial
Bimanual
Bimanous
Bilobed
Billowy
Biliteral
Bilinear
Biliferous
Biliary
Bilgy
Bilateral
Bilabial
Bijugous
Bijou
Bigot
Bignoniaceous
Bigmouthed
Bighearted
Biggish
Bigeneric
Bigeminal
Big
Bifurcous
Biforous
Biforked
Bifold
Bifocal
Biflorous
Biferous
Bifarious
Biface
Biennial
Bidirectional
Bidental
Biddable
Bicylindrical
Bicrural
Bicorporal
Bicornous
Bicorn
Biconvex
Biconcave
Bickering
Bicipitous
Bicipital
Bichromated
Bicephalous
Bicentennial
Bicched
Bicaudal
Bicarbureted
Bicapsular
Bicameral
Bicallous
Bibulous
Bibliotic
Bibliothecarial
Bibliothecal
Bibliophilic
Bibliopegistic
Bibliopegic
Bibliomaniacal
Bibliological
Bibliolatrous
Bibliographical
Biblical
Bibless
Bibasic
Bibacious
Biaural
Biantheriferous
Biangulous
Biacid

Adjectives which begin with Bl

Blythe
Blustering
Blushless
Blushing
Blushful
Bluntish
Blundering
Blue-ribbon
Blueish
Blue-eyed
Blue
Blubbery
Blowzy
Blowzed
Blowy
Blowsy
Blown
Blotto
Blottesque
Blotless
Blotchy
Bloomless
Blooming
Bloody
Bloodthirsty
Bloodsucking
Bloodstained
Blood-red
Blood-curdling
Blonde
Blond
Blocky
Blocklike
Blockish
Blithesome
Blitheful
Blithe
Blistering
Blissom
Blissless
Blissful
Blindfold
Blind
Blighting
Blighted
Blest
Blessed
Blennogenous
Blenniid
Blendous
Bleary-eyed
Blazing
Blatant
Blasty
Blastospheric
Blastoporic
Blastoporal
Blastophoric
Blastophoral
Blastomycotic
Blastomeric
Blastogenetic
Blastodermic
Blastodermatic
Blastocoelic
Blastocarpous
Blasting
Blastemic
Blastematic
Blastemal
Blasted
Blasphemous
Blase
Blaring
Blanket
Blank
Blandiloquious
Bland
Blanch
Blameworthy
Blameless
Blameful
Blae
Blady
Bladelike
Bladed
Bladdery
Bladderlike
Blackish
Blackened
Black
Blabby
Blabbermouthed

Adjectives which begin with Bo

Boylike
Boyish
Boxy
Boxen
Bowelless
Bowable
Bovid
Bousy
Boustrophedonic
Bournless
Bourgeois
Bountiful
Bounteous
Boundless
Bounderish
Bouncing
Boughless
Botulinal
Botryoidal
Bothnic
Bothnian
Botched
Botanical
Boswellian
Bossy
Bosporian
Bosomy
Bosnian
Borraginaceous
Boronic
Boring
Boreal
Bordeaux
Boragineous
Boraginaceous
Boracous
Boracic
Borable
Bootylicious
Bootlicking
Bootless
Bootleg
Booted
Boorish
Booming
Boolean
Bookable
Boobyish
Booby
Bonnetless
Boneheaded
Bone-crushing
Bondage
Bondable
Bonapartean
Bonair
Bombylious
Bombycinous
Bombproof
Bombast
Bolstered
Bolshy
Bolognese
Bollen
Bolivian
Boletic
Bold
Boistous
Boisterous
Bohemian
Bogus
Bogglish
Bogartian
Boeotian
Bodleian
Bodeful
Bodacious
Bobbish
Boatable
Boastless
Boastful
Boarish
Boardable

Adjectives which begin with Br

Bryozoan
Bryophytic
Bryological
Brutish
Brute
Brutal
Brusque
Brunonian
Bruneian
Brumous
Brumal
Brown-eyed
Brown
Brotherlike
Broomy
Bronchoscopic
Bronchial
Bromoiodized
Bromic
Bromeliaceous
Broken-hearted
Broche
Broad
Brittle
Briton
British
Britannic
Bristlelike
Bristled
Brisk
Briny
Brinish
Brimless
Brimful
Brilliant
Brillante
Brill
Brightsome
Bright-red
Bright-eyed
Bright
Brigandish
Briery
Briered
Briefless
Brief
Bridgey
Bridgeless
Bridgeable
Bridal
Bricky
Brickle
Bribeless
Bribable
Briary
Briarean
Brevirostral
Breviped
Brevet
Breton
Brent
Bregmatic
Breezy
Breezeless
Breeding
Breeched
Brecciated
Breathtaking
Breathless
Breathed
Breathable
Breastless
Breasted
Breakneck
Breakaway
Breakable
Breadthless
Breadless
Breaded
Breachy
Brazilian
Brazenfaced
Brazen
Braying
Brawny
Brawling
Braw
Brave
Bratty
Brattish
Brassy
Brasslike
Brassicaceous
Brassbound
Brashy
Branny
Branchy
Branchless
Branchiostegous
Branchiostegal
Branchiopodous
Branchial
Brambled
Braless
Braky
Braised
Brainy
Brainwashed
Brainsick
Brainless
Brainish
Braided
Brahminical
Brahminic
Brahmanic
Bragless
Braggy
Brag
Bractless
Bracteal
Bracky
Brackish
Brachyurous
Brachyural
Brachytypous
Brachypterous
Brachydiagonal
Brachydactylous
Brachydactylic
Brachycranic
Brachycranial
Brachyceral
Brachycephalous
Brachycephalic
Brachiopodous
Brachial

Adjectives which begin with Bu

Buxom
Buxeous
Butyrous
Butyric
Butyraceous
Busy
Bustling
Busky
Buskined
Busked
Businesslike
Bushy
Bushwhacking
Bushless
Burundian
Burundi
Bursting
Bursal
Burrlike
Burnable
Burmese
Burly
Burletta
Burlesque
Burled
Burked
Buried
Burglarious
Burghal
Burgeoning
Bureaucratical
Burdensome
Burdenless
Burbly
Buoyant
Bungling
Bunglesome
Bumptious
Bumpkinly
Bumbling
Bullying
Bully
Bullocky
Bullnecked
Bullish
Bullheaded
Bullfaced
Bullantic
Bulky
Bulimic
Bulgy
Bulging
Bulgarian
Bulbous
Bulbaceous
Buglike
Buggy
Bugginess
Bugbear
Buffy
Buffoon
Budding
Buddhistic
Buckish
Buccinal
Buccal
Bubonic
Bubbly
Bubaline

Example sentences using adjectives that start with “B”

Here are some examples to show you how to use adjectives in a sentence –

Basic – Certain basic rules are important to follow.
Brave – She was brave enough to defend against the bear.
Babyish – Henry was put off by his date’s babyish mannerisms.
Bubbly – With a bubbly attitude, Meghan won many hearts at work.
Boundless – His dedication to the nation as a soldier is boundless.
Banging – I would pay double to eat this banging dish again.
Believable – Although Jean was not trustworthy, her alibi seemed believable.
Benign – The benign tumor stopped growing after two months.
Bad – Improve your bad habits before they take you down.
Bankrupt – Bankrupt business owners are hitting the streets in protest.
Bitter – The bitter truth is hard for many to digest.
Baseless – Do not believe these baseless rumors.
Brunette – The brunette lady was getting her hair colored.
Beaming – With beaming eyes he looked up at his sports idol.
Beneficent – The beneficent deal made both parties rich.
Bumpy – Strap up for the bumpy road ahead.
Beautiful – A beautiful painting can really light up the living room space.
Brilliant – Some of the most brilliant minds dropped out of college.
Big – She is stuck on a big problem.
Babbling – Teachers dislike a babbling class.
Bovine – Many politicians take undue advantage of their bovine followers.
Barbed – The barbed fence also has an electric current going through it.
Bashful – Although he is a stage actor, Andy is quite bashful in real life.

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