JJSHAPE Adjectives of shape

Definition

Adjectives describing shape (e.g., round, flat, square).

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: O4.4

usas

cql[lemma={words} & pos="JJ|JJR|JJS"]
Word list (147 items)
2D 360-degree 3D aerodynamic amorphous angled angular angulated arborescent arched arrow-shaped bagged baggy baluster bell-shaped bendable bending bendy bevelled bobbly bowed boxy branching buckled buckling bulging bumpy chunky circular coiled columnar concave concentric conical corrugated criss-cross crooked cubic curled curling curly curved curvy cylindrical deflated deformed dented diagonal dimpled dimply distorted dog-leg domed elliptical erect flarey flat flatter flattest flattish fluted geometric geometrical globular hammered heart-shaped hooked horizontal jagged jaggered kinky level leveling levelled lopsided misshapen non-flat oblong oval parabolic plane plump plumped plumpish pointed pointy pronged radial raised recessed rectangular right-angled round rounded rugged saggy semi-circular semi-lunar serrated shaped shapeless sharp sharpened sharper sharpest sided slanted sloping slouched slouching slouchy slumped slumping spherical spiked square square-shaped squashed squiggly steep stickled stocky stocky-built straight straighter straightest sweeping swollen three-D three-dimensional tortuous triangular tubular twisted two-edged undulating uneven upright vertical warped wavy wiggly wrinkled wrinkling zig-zag zig-zaggy zigzag

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System