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The 100 most important Portuguese adjectives

These are the 100 most useful Portuguese adjectives from our beginner course - the words that describe people, places and feelings. With them you can express opinions from day one.

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#AdjectivePortuguese
1biggrande
2smallpequeno
3tallalto
4shortcurto
5uglyfeio
6youngjovem
7oldvelho
8newnovo
9fastrápido
10slowdevagar
11richrico
12poorpobre
13cleanlimpo
14dirtysujo
15hotquente
16coldfrio
17warmmorno
18coollegal
19sweetdoce
20sourazedo
21bitteramargo
22saltysalgado
23brightbrilhante
24darkescuro
25lightleve
26heavypesado
27softmacio
28hardduro
29powerfulpoderoso
30weakfraco
31clearclaro
32cloudynublado
33sharpafiado
34dullcego/sem corte
35flexibleflexível
36stiffrígido
37smoothsuave
38rougháspero
39deliciousdelicioso
40thickgrosso
41thinfino
42highalto
43lowbaixo
44narrowestreito
45tightapertado
46loosesolto
47roundredondo
48flatplano
49brokenavariado
50slipperyescorregadio
51colorfulcolorido
52freshfresco
53spicypicante
54sunnysoalheiro
55juicysumarento
56strongforte
57ripemaduro
58rawcru
59frozencongelado
60cutefofo
61rainychuvoso
62foggyenevoado
63cozyacolhedor
64crowdedapinhado
65tidyarrumado
66messydesarrumado
67alivevivo
68fitem forma
69woodende madeira
70dimfraco
71bluntcegos
72dizzytonto
73mildsuave
74gracefulgracioso
75clumsydesajeitado
76browncastanho
77shakyinstável
78whitebranco
79greenverde
80blackpreto
81hungrycom fome
82blueazul
83redvermelho
84glossybrilhante
85beautifulbonito
86graycinzento
87prettybonita
88wetmolhado
89widelargo
90deepfundo
91spaciousespaçoso
92delicatedelicado
93hollowoco
94tactiletátil
95blandinsosso
96chillyfrio
97coarseáspero
98healthysaudável
99sickdoente
100thirstycom sede

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