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There are so many wonderful and descriptive adjectives that start with P, and this list was created to bring you the largest selection of useful ones.

We have avoided words that are incredibly obscure and rare and instead decided to include all of the useful P adjectives in the English language.

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Adjectives Starting With P

adjectives that start with p

  • padded
  • painful
  • painless
  • painstaking
  • palatable
  • palatial
  • pale
  • pallid
  • palpable
  • paltry
  • pampered
  • panicky
  • panoramic
  • paradoxical
  • parallel
  • paranormal
  • parasitic
  • parched
  • pardonable
  • parental
  • parenthetic
  • parking
  • parsimonious
  • partial
  • particular
  • partisan
  • part-time
  • party
  • passing
  • passionate
  • passive
  • past
  • pastoral
  • patchy
  • paternal
  • paternalistic
  • pathetic
  • pathological
  • patient
  • patriotic
  • patronizing
  • patterned
  • payable
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • peculiar
  • pedantic
  • pedestrian
  • peerless
  • peeved
  • peevish
  • pendulous
  • penetrable
  • penetrating
  • pensive
  • peppery
  • perceivable
  • perceptible
  • perceptive
  • perceptual
  • peremptory
  • perennial
  • perfect
  • perfumed
  • perilous
  • period
  • periodic
  • peripheral
  • perishable
  • perky
  • permanent
  • permeable
  • permissible
  • permissive
  • pernicious
  • perpendicular
  • perpetual
  • perplexed
  • perplexing
  • persevering
  • persistent
  • personable
  • personal
  • persuasive
  • pert
  • pertinent
  • perturbed
  • perturbing
  • pervasive
  • perverse
  • pessimistic
  • petite
  • pettish
  • petty
  • petulant
  • adjectives that start with T
  • pharmaceutical
  • phenomenal
  • philanthropic
  • philosophical
  • phobic
  • phonemic
  • phonetic
  • photographic
  • physical
  • physiological
  • picturesque
  • piercing
  • pigheaded
  • pink
  • pious
  • piquant
  • pitch-dark
  • piteous
  • pithy
  • pitiful
  • pitiless
  • pivotal
  • placid
  • plaid
  • plain
  • plaintive
  • planned
  • plastic
  • platitudinous
  • platonic
  • plausible
  • playful
  • pleading
  • pleasant
  • pleased
  • pleasing
  • pleasurable
  • plentiful
  • pliable
  • plodding
  • plucky
  • plump
  • pluralistic
  • plus
  • plush
  • pneumatic
  • poetic
  • poignant
  • pointless
  • poised
  • poisonous
  • polished
  • polite
  • political
  • polka-dotted
  • polluted
  • polyunsaturated
  • pompous
  • ponderous
  • poor
  • poorer
  • poorest
  • poor-mannered
  • popping
  • popular
  • populous
  • porous
  • portable
  • portly
  • Portuguese
  • positive
  • possessive
  • possible
  • post-hoc
  • posthumous
  • postoperative
  • potable
  • potent
  • potential
  • powdery
  • powerful
  • powerless
  • practical
  • pragmatic
  • praiseworthy
  • precarious
  • precious
  • precipitous
  • precise
  • precocious
  • preconceived
  • predicative
  • predictable
  • predisposed
  • predominant
  • preeminent
  • preemptive
  • prefabricated
  • preferable
  • preferential
  • pregnant
  • prehistoric
  • prejudiced
  • prejudicial
  • preliminary
  • premature
  • premeditated
  • premium
  • prenatal
  • preoccupied
  • adjectives that start with L
  • preoperative
  • preparative
  • prepared
  • preposterous
  • prescriptive
  • present
  • presentable
  • presidential
  • pressing
  • pressurized
  • prestigious
  • presumptive
  • presumptuous
  • pretend
  • pretentious
  • pretty
  • prevalent
  • preventable
  • preventative
  • preventive
  • previous
  • priceless
  • pricey
  • prickly
  • prim
  • primary
  • primitive
  • primordial
  • princely
  • principal
  • principled
  • prior
  • prissy
  • pristine
  • private
  • prize
  • prized
  • proactive
  • probabilistic
  • probable
  • problematic
  • procedural
  • prodigious
  • productive
  • profane
  • professed
  • professional
  • professorial
  • proficient
  • profitable
  • profound
  • profuse
  • programmable
  • progressive
  • prohibitive
  • prolific
  • prominent
  • promised
  • promising
  • prompt
  • pronounced
  • proper
  • prophetic
  • propitious
  • proportional
  • proportionate
  • proportioned
  • prospective
  • prosperous
  • protective
  • Protestant
  • prototypical
  • proud
  • proverbial
  • provisional
  • provocative
  • provoking
  • proximal
  • proximate
  • prudent
  • prudential
  • prying
  • psychedelic
  • psychiatric
  • psychological
  • psychosomatic
  • psychotic
  • public
  • puckish
  • puffy
  • pugnacious
  • pumped
  • punctual
  • pungent
  • punishable
  • punitive
  • puny
  • pure
  • purified
  • puritanical
  • purple
  • purplish
  • purported
  • purposeful
  • purposeless
  • purring
  • pushy
  • pusillanimous
  • putrid
  • puzzled
  • puzzling
  • pyrotechnic

adjectives that begin with p

Adjectives That Start With P To Describe A Person

  • pale
  • pallid
  • pampered
  • panicky
  • paranormal
  • parasitic
  • parched
  • pardonable
  • parental
  • parsimonious
  • particular
  • partisan
  • part-time
  • party
  • passing
  • passionate
  • passive
  • past
  • patchy
  • paternal
  • paternalistic
  • pathetic
  • pathological
  • patient
  • patriotic
  • patronizing
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • peculiar
  • pedantic
  • pedestrian
  • peerless
  • peeved
  • peevish
  • penetrating
  • pensive
  • peppery
  • perceivable
  • perceptible
  • perceptive
  • perfect
  • perfumed
  • perilous
  • peripheral
  • perky
  • permanent
  • permeable
  • permissive
  • pernicious
  • perpetual
  • perplexed
  • perplexing
  • persevering
  • persistent
  • personable
  • personal
  • persuasive
  • pert
  • perturbed
  • perturbing
  • pervasive
  • perverse
  • pessimistic
  • petite
  • pettish
  • petty
  • petulant
  • phenomenal
  • philanthropic
  • philosophical
  • phobic
  • photographic
  • physical
  • physiological
  • piercing
  • pigheaded
  • pious
  • piteous
  • pitiful
  • pitiless
  • pivotal
  • adjectives that start with Y
  • placid
  • plain
  • plaintive
  • plastic
  • plausible
  • playful
  • pleading
  • pleasant
  • pleased
  • pleasing
  • pleasurable
  • plentiful
  • pliable
  • plodding
  • plucky
  • plump
  • pneumatic
  • poetic
  • poignant
  • pointless
  • poised
  • poisonous
  • polished
  • polite
  • political
  • pompous
  • ponderous
  • poor
  • poorer
  • poorest
  • poor-mannered
  • popular
  • portly
  • Portuguese
  • positive
  • possessive
  • posthumous
  • potent
  • potential
  • powerful
  • powerless
  • practical
  • pragmatic
  • praiseworthy
  • precious
  • precise
  • precocious
  • predictable
  • predisposed
  • predominant
  • preeminent
  • preferable
  • preferential
  • pregnant
  • prehistoric
  • prejudiced
  • premature
  • preoccupied
  • prepared
  • preposterous
  • present
  • presentable
  • presidential
  • prestigious
  • presumptive
  • presumptuous
  • pretentious
  • pretty
  • priceless
  • pricey
  • prickly
  • prim
  • primary
  • primitive
  • princely
  • principal
  • principled
  • prissy
  • private
  • prize
  • prized
  • proactive
  • probable
  • problematic
  • productive
  • profane
  • professed
  • professional
  • professorial
  • proficient
  • profound
  • profuse
  • progressive
  • prolific
  • prominent
  • promising
  • prompt
  • pronounced
  • proper
  • prophetic
  • proportional
  • prospective
  • prosperous
  • protective
  • Protestant
  • proud
  • provocative
  • provoking
  • prudent
  • prudential
  • prying
  • psychedelic
  • psychotic
  • public
  • puckish
  • puffy
  • pugnacious
  • pumped
  • punctual
  • punitive
  • puny
  • pure
  • puritanical
  • purposeful
  • purposeless
  • pushy
  • pusillanimous
  • puzzled
  • puzzling

Positive Adjectives That Start With P

  • painless
  • painstaking
  • palatable
  • palatial
  • pardonable
  • party
  • passionate
  • passive
  • patient
  • patriotic
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • peerless
  • perceptive
  • perfect
  • perfumed
  • perky
  • permanent
  • permissible
  • permissive
  • perpetual
  • persevering
  • persistent
  • personable
  • persuasive
  • pert
  • pertinent
  • petite
  • phenomenal
  • philanthropic
  • philosophical
  • photographic
  • picturesque
  • pious
  • piquant
  • pivotal
  • placid
  • planned
  • platonic
  • plausible
  • playful
  • pleasant
  • pleased
  • pleasing
  • pleasurable
  • plentiful
  • pliable
  • plucky
  • plus
  • plush
  • poetic
  • poised
  • polished
  • polite
  • popular
  • positive
  • possible
  • potent
  • potential
  • powerful
  • practical
  • pragmatic
  • praiseworthy
  • precious
  • precise
  • precocious
  • predictable
  • predominant
  • preeminent
  • preemptive
  • preferable
  • preferential
  • pregnant
  • premium
  • prepared
  • present
  • presentable
  • prestigious
  • pretty
  • prevalent
  • priceless
  • primary
  • princely
  • principal
  • principled
  • pristine
  • prize
  • prized
  • proactive
  • productive
  • professional
  • proficient
  • profitable
  • profound
  • profuse
  • progressive
  • prolific
  • prominent
  • promised
  • promising
  • prompt
  • pronounced
  • proper
  • propitious
  • prospective
  • prosperous
  • protective
  • proud
  • proverbial
  • prudent
  • prudential
  • pumped
  • punctual
  • pure
  • purified
  • purposeful
  • adjectives that start with B

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