Surprising Comparatives (-ER / -EST on Long Adjectives) — Words Only

Adjectives of 7 or more letters that take -ER and -EST, such as UNIQUER and UNIQUEST

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393 words across 3 section(s)

7-Letter Adjectives With -ER / -EST

ANCIENT AUSTERE AWKWARD BAIRNLY BASHFUL BEASTLY BILLOWY BLESSED BLOTCHY BRAMBLY
BRANCHY BREATHY BRISTLY BRITTLE BRUSQUE BUTTERY CAPABLE CAREFUL CARROTY CENTRAL
CERTAIN CHILDLY CHINCHY CHINTZY CHOOSEY CHURCHY CLEANLY CLERKLY CLIQUEY COLICKY
COMPACT COMPLEX CONCISE COPPERY CORRECT CORRUPT COURTLY COUTHIE CRACKLY CRINKLY
CROOKED CRUISEY CRUMPLY CUNNING CURIOUS CUTESIE DEATHLY DOGGONE DOLEFUL DOUGHTY
DRIZZLY DROUTHY EARTHLY EXTREME FEARFUL FINICKY FLAUNTY FLESHLY FLIGHTY FLOUNCY
FLOWERY FOOLISH FORLORN FORWARD FRECKLY FRIZZLY FROWSTY GADGETY GENTEEL GHASTLY
GHOSTLY GINGERY GLITCHY GOSSIPY GRISTLY GRIZZLY GROUCHY GROWTHY GRUMBLY HAUGHTY
HEALTHY HICCUPY IGNOBLE IMMENSE INHUMAN INSIPID INTENSE JARGONY JEALOUS JITTERY
JUDDERY KITSCHY KLUDGEY KNOBBLY KNOWING KNUCKLY KVETCHY LENGTHY LIMPSEY LIQUIDY
LOUNGEY MACABRE NAUGHTY OBSCENE OBSCURE ORANGEY PAINFUL PANICKY PATIENT PAUNCHY
PERFECT PHLEGMY PILLOWY PITIFUL PREACHY PRICKLY PRIVATE PUCKERY QUEENLY QUIVERY
RACKETY RAGGEDY RAUNCHY RESTFUL RICKETY RUBBERY SAINTLY SAVOURY SCHIZZY SCRAGGY
SCRAPPY SCRAWLY SCRAWNY SCRIMPY SCROGGY SCRUBBY SCRUFFY SCRUMMY SHADOWY SHALLOW
SHAPELY SHIVERY SHLEPPY SHLOCKY SHMOOZY SHMUCKY SHRIEKY SHRIMPY SHRUBBY SHTICKY
SIGHTLY SILVERY SINCERE SKETCHY SLENDER SLIMPSY SLOUCHY SLOUGHY SMOOCHY SMUTCHY
SNATCHY SNIFFLY SNUFFLY SNUGGLY SPANGLY SPARKLY SPECIAL SPIDERY SPINDLY SPLASHY
SPLEENY SPLODGY SPLURGY SPOONEY SPRAWLY SPRIGGY SPRINGY SPRITZY SQUABBY SQUALID
SQUALLY SQUASHY SQUATTY SQUEAKY SQUIDGY SQUIFFY SQUINNY SQUINTY SQUIRMY SQUISHY
STARCHY STATELY STAUNCH STENCHY STRANGE STRAPPY STREAKY STREAMY STRINGY STRIPEY
STROPPY STUBBLY SUBLIME SUBTILE SUMMERY SUPREME SWARTHY SWELTRY TALLOWY TEENTSY
THATCHY THIRSTY THISTLY THRASHY THREADY THRIFTY THROATY THRUMMY TINSELY TITCHIE
TORQUEY TREACLY TREMBLY TRICKIE TRICKLY TRICKSY TURNIPY TWIDDLY TWINKLY TWITCHY
UNCANNY UNCLEAN UNCLEAR UNFUNNY UNFUSSY UNGODLY UNGREEN UNHANDY UNHAPPY UNIFORM
UNLUCKY UNMANLY UNQUIET UNREADY UNSOUND VELVETY WEALTHY WEIGHTY WILLING WILLOWY
WINSOME WINTERY WOMANLY WORLDLY WRIGGLY WRINKLY

8-Letter Adjectives With -ER / -EST

ABSOLUTE ABSTRACT ABSTRUSE CARTOONY CHARMING CHEERFUL CHURCHLY COBWEBBY COMPLETE
CUSTARDY DISCREET DISTINCT DOGGONED DRAUGHTY DROUGHTY FEATHERY FINNICKY FLICKERY
FLUTTERY FREQUENT FRIENDLY FRUITFUL GARLICKY GIMMICKY GLADSOME GLITTERY GRACEFUL
GRATEFUL GRAVELLY GREWSOME HANDSOME HEADACHY HEATHERY HEAVENLY IMMATURE IMMODEST
IMPOLITE IMPROPER INDECENT INNOCENT INSECURE KETCHUPY KNIGHTLY LEATHERY MOURNFUL
NITPICKY NUTMEGGY ORDINARY PEACEFUL PEACOCKY PEANUTTY PLEASANT POSITIVE PRIESTLY
PRINCELY PROFOUND QUAGMIRY RESOLUTE SAFFRONY SCHLEPPY SCHLOCKY SCHLUMPY SCHMALZY
SCHMOOZY SCHMUCKY SCRABBLY SCRAGGLY SCRATCHY SCREECHY SCROUNGY SEAWEEDY SENSIBLE
SHMALTZY SKITTERY SLIPPERY SLITHERY SLOBBERY SLOVENLY SNIPPETY SNIVELLY SPINACHY
SPITEFUL SPLENDID SPLOTCHY SPRITELY SQUELCHY SQUIGGLY SQUOOSHY STEALTHY STRAGGLY
STRAIGHT STRETCHY STUBBORN SUCCINCT THANKFUL THOROUGH THUNDERY TOPLOFTY TRANQUIL
UNCHASTE UNCOMMON UNGAINLY UNLIKELY UNLOVELY UNSEEMLY UNSTABLE UNSTEADY UNSTUFFY
UNTIMELY UNTRENDY UNWIELDY UNWORTHY VILLAGEY VINEGARY WRETCHED

Adjectives of 9 or More Letters With -ER / -EST

BEAUTIFUL COCONUTTY FOOLHARDY INSINCERE SCHMALTZY SEAWORTHY SLAPHAPPY SPRIGHTLY
UNCLEANLY UNEARTHLY UNHEALTHY UNSIGHTLY UNWORLDLY WHOLESOME INDISCREET
NOTEWORTHY UNFRIENDLY THANKWORTHY TRUSTWORTHY BLOODTHIRSTY CRINGEWORTHY
PRAISEWORTHY

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