JJSHAPE Adjectives of shape
Definition
Adjectives describing shape (e.g., round, flat, square).
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
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
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