10 Very British Adjectives

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[@cardenova]

Dodgy was the first word that came to my mind. Idk why I love you british vocab. Though I have to say ‘pissed off’ and ‘hammered’ are way too often used here in the US to have made onto this list. Maybe they’re widely used in both countries. But hammered is like the first adj I’d think of to describe someone who is really drunk, followed closely by ‘wasted’. As for pissed off, well it’s also probably the first word one would use to describe when someone’s angry, even more so than either ‘angry’ or ‘mad’ BUT I’ll have to admit that we tend to use ‘pissed’ more often. To us, pissed is a shortened version of pissed off (I don’t believe you guys drop the ‘off’) Regardless, even pissed off with the off is extremely common here.

[@t.mccullough2573]

Some of these we use in the States.... Rough, Pissed off are regularly used here I use "gutted" when I am so upset, I have no words !

[@ajwinberg]

I'm an American and Peckish is one of my favorite British adjective that I use all the time. But I do love all things British. ❤

[@chrili4069]

My favourite English adjective of all times is FLABBERGASTED! I LOVE this word. I know it's not slang or young and fresh, probably not even very common, but it is sooooo nice! I always smile when I come across it!

[@sarahfullerton6894]

Here in the U.S., we also use "pissed off" to mean angry, irate, and in the same way as in Brittain. We also use "wasted", "plastered" "sh-t-faced" and "hammered" to mean very drink.

[@rehabsaber3884]

You are very respectable and polite because you don't pronounce the rude swearing words

[@88SC]

“Cracking toast, Gromit!” Maybe old, but I love it.

[@jazulijaafar906]

No sooner I had started watching your videos than I really improved my conversational English

[@吳慧怡-n5d]

You're such a smashing English teacher. Thanks a million.😄

[@msdenienglish]

Great lesson, sir. I'm really chuffed that you presented the lesson well :)

[@ayalaux]

Hi Tom! I am a Japanese who loves in the US and recently started reading novels written by British authors. I found this video really useful. Some phrases (like “blues and twos”) puzzle me and my dictionary doesn’t tell me the meaning of them so I usually have to google it. it would be great if you could cover some more of those very unique British sayings and phrases!

[@michelelonoce3122]

Another great and useful lesson! Thanks Tom!

[@emiliazet2119]

Tom, can you please tell us about using o "rough" in regards to looks and also "innit" at the end of a sentence?

[@kendras3049]

Very useful video! I do enjoy it! Thank you!

[@krystynachupak4303]

Great video, thanks!

[@christopergil137]

i really liked your videos... please continue making such..

[@martinanocetti6275]

What about "hooning it down" ?

[@whomagoose6897]

Some American English words for getting drunk are "Getting Gassed", "really tied one on", "getting with the happy juice", and, "three sheets to the wind."

[@samcross5371]

Man, I learned a lot with your videos, I dare to say you have the best methodology, it's really a great work, Tom. Hugs.

[@itstalhax3649]

Can you please also do a formal adjectives version!

[@bellanguyen7077]

Thank you for your video! I love it, very useful. I love British accent, especially yours

[@TheEspiritu25]

Nice video Tom! One of my favourite British adjs is Dench which means Brilliant

[@sayamiff]

Peckish: a little bit hungry Rough: ill/sick Gutted: very disappointed Pissed off: angry Knackered: very tired Chuffed: very pleased Dodgy: potentially dangerous

[@manikkalaiarasan4275]

Hey Tom I'm Thanya. Today's class is yet stalwart.. It imposing your style of teaching.. some words... 1. Exhilarating - very exciting 2. Terrific.- very good 3. Venerable - antique. 4. Petrichor - sand smell that occurs during rainfall. Thank you so much Tom because of you I learnt many words..✌✌💟

[@notaprohmm3459]

Mani kkalaiarasan nice

[@elizabethdurbin3255]

Never heard a word used for that smell. That will be hard to remember. Is it because I have watched so much British videos that some sound common to me?

[@mysticvibez8408]

I guess it's vulnerable and not venerable 🤔 M I ryt? If not then plz clear my doubt 😃

[@aspenrebel]

@@mysticvibez8408 "Venerable" means old, respected, honored. "He's a venerable religious leader in his country." "Vulnerable" means a very good possibility of being injured, hurt, get sick, being used, deceived, conned. "She's very vulnerable to be used and hurt by handsome and charming men". "She has a medical condition that makes her very vulnerable and susceptive to getting sick easily.". "He's very vulnerable. He'll fall for the same joke, trick, or prank every time."

[@aspenrebel]

What the heck is a "sand smell"? How does sand smell, smell like what? Good Lord!! All these words I have never seen nor heard of before in my life. I feel like i'm learning a foreign language. Speak English you wankers!!

[@Newsreporterindia]

That's great of you sir.....

[@gwillis01]

As an American I prefer to say {I feel wasted }. to signify that I feel below average the morning after a night of drinking

[@demetriusstavrinos1909]

Trully enjoyable!!!!!!

[@paulaschaefer3982]

Brilliant! 😉

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Brilliant! 💎

[@jairofloresluque5922]

Nothing more british saying the word lovely.

[@emiliazet2119]

Innit?:)

[@gamegaloo]

lovely!

[@anaalonsovillalobos4693]

Indeed

[@allenbostonma]

brilliant

[@davee91889]

BLOODY TRUE

[@fleecysky5407]

Hi Tom, can you please make a video on irregular nouns in the plural? Nouns ending with -s which are singular, plural nouns without an ending -s, uncountable nouns... thanks

[@amyrogers3707]

We use 'rough', 'sh*t faced', 'plastered', 'hammered', 'pissed off', and 'dodgy' in Canada as well. Interesting!

[@susyward6978]

Knackered means you are so tired you are ready for the knackers yard, where old horses are sent to be dispatched.

[@rainbowandsun93]

very nice, funny, interesting videos.

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Hi Tom...!! Excellent video and tips to get more updated vocabulary. Thanks a lot. A respectful hug from Argentina. I'm your fan..hehe

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Hey there, this is Alexandre from Brazil and I feel really jammy that I found you! New pleased subscribed here indeed!

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I think this channel is great for learning british english because of its video that has detailed explanation. so the best channel. i love channel.

[@fifielissa7578]

Nice teacher ever i really like ur energy the way u explaining reallly amazing cheers teacher

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ahhh thanks Fafi : )

[@fifielissa7578]

U are very welcome my dear teacher keep going bless u

[@richardlawson4317]

Tom, we used "faced" or "shitfaced" 50 years ago here in what is now, sadly, Trumposlavia. Do like 'dodgy'. Jammy is new to me, however. Cheers!

[@samahsaid]

Thank you Tom for your videos. Newly subscribed. Would ask if you could post about nicknames in British Eng like for beloved, friends and children . Hope I am explained myself clearly

[@chrili4069]

No.s 1 and 10 (peckish and jammy) were new to me - I already knew the other ones! But still very helpful! (And, funny enough, I learned "chuffed" in the Great British Bake Off! Andrew said it all the time, and I guessed the meaning, but looked it up, and that's why 'chuffed' wasn't new to me! :-) )

[@Juliita65]

Hi there! Lovely words! Thanks! I love extreme adjectives such as: 'Parched': Extremely thirsty. 'Drenched': Very, very wet. 'Ecstatic': Really happy. 'Hilarious': Very funny. 'Gorgeous': Extremely beautiful. I could go on and on! :)

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ahh nice Julia, those are fantastic words : ) I'm very partial to the word parched : )

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Eat Sleep Dream English hahaha...

[@Bruh-pl4zk]

How about dank, can you explain what that means and why people associated it with memes when it means "slightly damp"

[@aspenrebel]

I haven't heard or used those first two words in ages.

[@monashoahoseini5388]

I learn a lot and enjoy this lesson and your understandable accent tnx a milion Tom

[@Maurice-Navel]

"proper" also "jolly" (as in jolly well or jolly good).

[@fatimaanasrii3766]

Hello thanks for this useful video but I'm a little bit confused 😖 we use all of these (adj) after the verb ( not usually before a noun ) but I guess "Hammy " and "dodgy" are exceptions, however, we use them after a verb but also we can use them before a noun, yes - for example, "she is such a Jammy girl " Do I get it right?

[@rossellagiovanardi9154]

I had inmer thought 'rough' means 'not well' 'in a bad condition' but also 'wasted' ... 'not in order' in many ways... I confess I was unaware of many of these adjectives but I already knew some because of other lessons. 'Knackered' as 'very tired' and 'Jammy' (lucky) for instance. 'Pissed off' very angry. 'Pissed' as 'wasted' 'drunk'. I didn't know 'plastered' and 'hammered' with the same meaning, but it's very funny 😂. I didn't know 'peckish' a little bit hungry... But not really starving... just a bit hungry... Nice... I like it. Well I think 'hard' is enough common also with this meaning. It's a bit as 'tough'... Isn't it? Dodgy = a person you can't rely on, an untrustworthy, not reliable person. But I previously understood 'jammy' means 'lucky' in a not proper way, for example if you win a game although you hadn't really deserved it. Well I think there are so many words to describe being drunk because they like to go to pubs and have a drink. But there are a lot in Italian too 😂😂😂.

[@aspenrebel]

"Plastered" and "hammered" used a lot in USA to mean "drunk". "Wasted" usually means "strung out" on drugs. "High", "gone". Ex: "oh! She's totally gone". Her mind is no longer here.

[@taniavieira6789]

Hi! From Portugal! Thanks to helping me how to speak english

[@cindyswimchick]

What about Gobsmacked? That’s my favorite. All of these are strictly British with the exception of pissed off and some of the slang words for drunk

[@raaghavgr1990]

Gunjy means earth that is damp and soft.

[@onewayraildex4827]

As an American I’m surprised at the word Hard being used alone this way. We usually say “hard knock” or “tough”. As an American describing someone or themselves as “hard “ is akin to a Brit calling a man randy.

[@katharinapolivkova2157]

Brilliant😊😉

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I'm really chuffed that I found your videos.

[@OxanaKlachkova]

What is it??

[@DtSpringleaf]

How is "cheeky" not on this list? I hear that used all the time on british gaming channels. "oh, can you just pull off a cheeky headshot while the other guard has his back turned?" Or "I'll do a cheeky reload, real quick, before they realize I'm here and bullets start flying".

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Ah that's so kind English lovers, thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@dsc1970]

I'm Canadian. I like that term 'stroppy'. Seems like a multipurpose, useful one.

[@tranurse]

We actually say peckish in the South. We say Rough too, as in ‘you look rough’ We say hard in that manner down here, as in that woman is hard.

[@gabrielladelfinadiblasio7398]

Finicky! Being very choosy and fussy about something, often about food. Also iffy (from if), mostly used when talking about the weather: it looks iffy today, meaning it looks pretty changeable and unstable.

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What do u use for your skin btw? It's frigging fresh. Having said that, your videos are very conducive!

[@patriciamanning8710]

In America when you put the word Hard before no it means you would never do whatever. The way to use it is that's a hard no. Also they say this in Canada. That is a HARD NO.

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Cheers! I really like this type of video. Make more pleeeease.

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Hi Tom...such a cute genuine English teacher and another great video. Thanks Tom. ❤👍👏👏👏

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nice video! I like it

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Just brilliant Tom...keep going please

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Wonderful! I'll use it in my IELTS speaking test! Thanks a million!! ;)

[@tomaszkonecki1038]

Very useful, thanks!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Awesome, I'm happy it was useful for you Tomasz

[@tomotobe]

please do a lesson on flip words like lovey dovey, okay dokey? hokey cokey?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great idea Toby, I'll add it to the list : )

[@trevor8289]

"tacky" is quite a good British one too i guess, when applied to people a bit overdone, flashy, close to vulgar.... Kim Kardashian would be my typical "tacky" person (according to my personal scale, but up to every one!). Also applied to anything that is rather cheap or in bad taste, a tacky attitude, a tacky place, a tacky shirt.... What would be the most typical situations you would ever use the word? How typically British? Is it used the same way in the US?

[@criskity]

"tacky" is widely used in the US.

[@aspenrebel]

I haven't heard that word used in ages. "That bar is very tacky, I would never go in there." "Tacky" means sticky, grimmy, dirty, unclean. Low class, uncouth, tasteless. "OMG! Did you see that dress she was wearing last night? So very tacky".

[@omarshoqar2558]

I died when I heard that sound😂😂 4:20

[@TheSantori28]

Hello Tom! I'm watching your videos and they're really useful and especially easy to understand! In this video I'm wondering about the pronunciation of "adjective", It sounds you pronunce it as the Americans do. Am I wrong? Thank you for the reply :)

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[@carolchen3055]

Learn so much via this, thanks !!!

[@marukabaibai6247]

Hi Tom! Thank you for your great video, have a good weekend

[@JitendraKumar-kg7dq]

Waw all the adjectives that you teached ,it was new for me. It was amazing, wanderlust, i really loved it. waw that's very nice. Thank you so much!

[@marcofafa4814]

Thank you for this super excellent video

[@robertastan1606]

Great video! Thank you! 😘😘

[@domingosmccorreia]

Good one! Thanks!

[@OxanaKlachkova]

А Absolutely useful video!!😁 Thak u very much for ur job, teacher!👍👍👍

[@michellebloch8970]

As a native English speaker in the US it’s very interesting to see how different English words are used in different cultures. Here in the US we use everyone of the words you mentioned for drunk except for “pissed”. We also use “pissed off” to mean really angry and now a days “pissed” has become a shorthand for “pissed off”. And not to be offensive to anyone but I was laughing when you were talking about someone being hard. Here in the US that word is used a lot to describe when a man is aroused. It can also be used to describe a situation or something that is difficult. In the US our version of the word “hard” is tough. So for anyone learning English make sure you are aware that different words mean different things in different countries and even different regions within a country. Good luck with your studies everyone 😊

[@shellbell1705]

Michelle Bloch hard also has the same alternative meanings here in Britain, aroused male and something difficult. He is explaining that in informal speech we also use it to mean someone who is a tough guy.

[@normaninconnu3633]

Hard as nails. Tough as teak.

[@aspenrebel]

You filthy minded ...... "I knocked her up this morning" has 2 totally different meanings in the USA and England.. Here in the USA we would say "he's a tough guy". If you say "he's a hard guy" you're gonna get a lot of looks!!

[@luiszelayandia9964]

In the US, we use a lot of these too. We use Hammered, Wasted, Plastered, S-Faced, Hard, and Pissed Off. But instead of the entire phrase “pissed off” you can just say “pissed”. “Pissed” here doesn’t mean drunk, it means angry

[@salaheddine3297]

I think that the best or the most beautiful one is "Chuffed".. I like it.. 😊😊 and Thank you sir .. you're shine like always 🌷🌹🌸

[@bijayarashmijena3552]

I'm really jammy I have wonderful parents. I don't like a dodgy person in my life. I'm chuffed, I have got to know British adjectives. by the way I really love your lesson 💛💛

[@KenzoAngel]

Thank you I learned a lot of vocabulary ☺️

[@adrianaalmanza]

Great video thank you so much!

[@etcetera2048]

Thank you!!!!! You are the best!!! 😀😘

[@pukhtoonkhattak9686]

Learned alot...please post something about dipthong,triphtong etc...please reply must..a hungry request

[@stanleyman4100]

Great lesson

[@salaheddine3297]

Stanley Man 👍

[@michellelewis7665]

I use "rough" and "pissed off" or just "pissed" (both indicate anger) all the time.

[@etcetera2048]

You are the best!!! 😀😘

[@bakiammara2087]

Very interesting thnx bro Keep on ♥♥

[@Peaceful_Rayne]

You're videos are fun, informative, and you have a beautiful smile. What's not to like?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

That's really kind Billy, much appreciated. I'm glad you find them helpful : )

[@annypenny8621]

boozed up and woozy crossed my mind...cheers 🍻

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe boozed up is awesome! Thanks for sharing Anny : )

[@tomotobe]

smitten is a good one too

[@colegw9093]

I love your channel. I love jammy and chuffed. Cheers mate!

[@aspenrebel]

I don't like those at all.

[@jacquesmesrineelvisgnanfo7959]

Hi there. Thank's for these new words. I like watching your videos.

[@karemortensen7548]

Hello Sir and friends, what is the difference between the meaning of the words “dubious” and “deceptive”? What is the difference between the meaning of the words “murky” and “dreary” ? I have already consulted all possible online dictionaries, thesaurus, example use in sentences, etc., they don’t really explain the difference. Please help me out. Thanks in advance 😇

[@aspenrebel]

Yikes!! Ummm???? "Dubious" means questionable. Ex: "He has a dubious reputation with the ladies." "His resume seems highly inflated. His credentials and references are dubious at best,", "He has a dubious character." ...... "deceptive" means you are intentionally trying to fool people, be secretive, lie, con people, trick people into believing one thing which is not the truth. Ex: "He's a very deceptive person. He comes across as being very nice and charming, but he's really a jerk."

[@aspenrebel]

"Murky" and "dreary", hummm??? "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore......" -- "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. "Dreary" means bleak, dull, boring, dark, depressing, a long amount of time being lonely and bored. "Murky" means muddy, unclear. Ex: " The water in that pond is very murky." " His mind, his thinking is very murky". "I'm very murky as to the details of what occurred on that day."

[@josecarlosramirezcool1948]

Wonderful videos Buddy

[@Abu-Aley]

Truly u have a hilarious sense of humour Tom ☺ Regards, Ahmad,

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Hehe thanks Ahmad