Exclamatory Adjectives

Exclamatory adjectives are the types of adjectives that come with a noun and show emotions, thus they add information to a sentence. This feature differentiate them from other types of adjectives like Descriptive Adjectives, Quantitative Adjectives, Possessive, Interrogative Adjectives, Demonstrative, Numeral, Comparative, and Superlative Adjectives.

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What are Exclamatory Adjectives?

Let’s explore what is an exclamatory adjective. It’s examples, usage, list, and worksheet.

Exclamatory Adjectives Definition and Examples:

Definition of exclamatory adjectives with examples:

The Exclamatory adjective represents a strong emotion and modifies a noun or pronoun. It is also known as an emphasizing adjective, it emphasizes nouns or pronouns.

They are usually placed at the start of a sentence, followed by an exclamation mark.

Exclamatory Adjectives Examples:

Amazing
Beautiful
Delicious
Horrible
Incredible
Wonderful

Example Sentences of Exclamatory Adjectives:

What a beautiful dress!
What a superb idea!
It’s a wonderful sensation to be with you!
What a fantastic event!
The event was fantastic!
What a beautiful dress!
What a fabulous surprise!
It’s incredible how you did it!
What a horrible accident!
What a wonderful day!
The scenery from the top of the restaurant is fabulous!

Types of Exclamatory Adjectives:

Positive Emotions:

Amazing
Fantastic
Wonderful
Incredible
Awesome
Splendid
Marvelous
Magnificent
Phenomenal
Astounding
Spectacular
Fabulous

Amazement:

Remarkable
Unbelievable
Staggering
Surprising
Shocking
Startling

Admiration:

Lovely
Admirable
Gorgeous
Stunning
Beautiful

Excitement:

Thrilling
Exhilarating
Electrifying
Stirring
Enthralling

Delight/Pleasure:

Pleasing
Delightful
Joyful
Ecstatic
Blissful

Exclamatory adjectives and its types, with examples

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A to Z list of Interrogative Adjectives:

Following is the interrogative adjectives list:

Amazing
Astonishing
Astounding
Awe-inspiring
Awesome
Beautiful
Blissful
Breathtaking
Captivating
Charming
Delightful
Ecstatic
Electrifying
Enamoring
Enchanting
Enrapturing
Enthralling
Enticing
Excellent
Exhilarating
Fabulous
Fantastic
Glorious
Gorgeous
Grand
Impossible
Impressive
Inconceivable
Incredible
Joyful
Lovely
Magnificent
Majestic
Marvelous
Mind-blowing
Outstanding
Phenomenal
Pleasing
Radiant
Remarkable
Resplendent
Sensational
Shocking
Spectacular
Splendid
Startling
Stunning
Stupendous
Sublime
Superb
Surprising
Terrific
Thrilling
Tremendous
Unapproachable
Unassailable
Unattainable
Unbelievable
Unfathomable
Unimaginable
Unobtainable
Unreachable
Unthinkable
Wonderful

A to Z list of Exclamatory adjectives

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Correct Use of Exclamatory Adjective:

Here is a table to perfectly show the correct use of exclamatory adjectives, with exclamatory sentence examples. This shows the proper use of exclamatory words as well.

Usage	Structure	Example
Using exclamatory adjective with “what” and a singular noun	What + a/ an + adjective + noun +!	What a beautiful bag!
Use of exclamatory adjective with “What” with a plural noun	What + adjective + noun +!	What beautiful dresses!
Using exclamatory adjectives with “what,” “collective noun” and “plural noun”	What + collective noun + of + adjective + plural noun +!	What a bunch of beautiful flowers!
Use of exclamatory adjective with “what” and a verb	What + a / an + adjective +subject + verb + !	What an intelligent girl you are!
Exclamatory adjective with”How” and adjective, without a verb	How + adjective +!	How beautiful!
Use of exclamatory adjective with how and verb	How + adjective + subject + verb +!	How fast you are!