There are actually very few adjectives that start with J. In English, the letter J did not appear until near the end of the Middle Ages. It was the last letter added to the alphabet, and began “life” as the letter I. It was initially used in Roman Numerals to show the last letter i. For example, you may have seen “xij” for the number 12.
In 1524, Gian Giorgio Trissino (an Italian poet and studier of language) identified a distinction between the sounds made by I and J. He is sometimes known as “the father of the letter J”). His contribution is important because he traced the word lineage for the word “Jesus.” In Greek, the word was spelled “lesus.” This was a translation of the Hebrew “Yeshua.”
Even still, the first English language book to include words with the letter J did not appear until 1634. The letter J has roughly 400 years of use, so while the letter Q is the most infrequently used letter, J runs a close second.
Adjectives that Start with J
Adjectives are words that serve as modifiers of nouns or pronouns. They do this primarily by describing or giving more information about a specific quality, or part of the word.
These modifications can also come as numbers, or words that impose limits (such as “this” or “that”).
They can also identify limits, for example:
- Every dog
- A cat
- The animal
Adjectives can come before a noun or pronoun, come after a noun or pronoun, or modify a word that is not in the sentence (but is understood).
There can be several adjectives modifying a single noun or pronoun (such as in, “The jaunty, Jamaican bartender works on Tuesdays”).
List of Descriptive Adjectives that Start with J
Below are 44 descriptive adjectives that start with J.
- Jacketed
- Jacobean
- Jaded
- Jadish
- Jaggy
- Jamaican
- Jammed
- Jangling
- Jarred
- Jarring
- Jaunty
- Jawed
- Jealous
- Jeering
- Jerky
- Jestful
- Jesting
- Jewish
- Jiggish
- Jocular
- Joculatory
- Jointed
- Jolly
- Journalistic
- Jovial
- Joyful
- Joyless
- Jubilant
- Judaic
- Judaistic
- Judge
- Judgmental
- Judicial
- Judiciary
- Jugular
- Juiceless
- Junior
- Jurassic
- Jurist
- Just
- Justifiable
- Justified
- Jutting
- Juvenile
List of Positive Adjectives that Start with J
Below are 26 adjectives that start with J that indicate something positive.
- Jaculable
- Jake
- Jaunty
- Jazzy
- Jessant
- Jeweled
- Jiggish
- Jim-dandy
- Jocose
- Jocoserious
- Jocular
- Jocund
- Jokey
- Jolif
- Jolly
- Jovial
- Joyful
- Joyous
- Joysome
- Jubilant
- Judicious
- Juicy
- Junoesque
- Just
- Justifiable
- Justified
List of Negative Adjectives that Start with J
Below are 20 adjectives that start J that indicate something negative.
- Jabber
- Jaded
- Jagged
- Jam
- Jammed
- Jarring
- Jaundiced
- Jealous
- Jeering
- Jeopardizing
- Jittering
- Jittery
- Job-killing
- Jobless
- Joker
- Jolted
- Jolted
- Jumpy
- Jumpy
- Junky
List of Personality Adjectives that Start with J
Below are 27 adjectives that start with J that describe a personality.
- Jaded
- Jake
- Jaunty
- Jazzy
- Jealous
- Jestful
- Jesting
- Jim-dandy
- Jimp
- Jittery
- Jocose
- Jocoserious
- Jocular
- Joculatory
- Jocund
- Jokey
- Jolly
- Jovial
- Joyful
- Joyless
- Joyous
- Jubilant
- Judgmental
- Judicious
- Juicy
- Jumpy
- Junoesque
List Adjectives that Start with J to Describe a Person (not Personality)
Below are 30 adjectives that start with J that describe a person.
- Jabbering
- Jacketed
- Jamaican
- Jammed
- Jangling
- Japanese
- Jaundiced
- Jawed
- Jazzed
- Jeering
- Jerky
- Jewish
- Jinx
- Jinxed
- Jobless
- Jogging
- Joined
- Jointed
- Judas
- Judge
- Judiciary
- Juicy
- Jumbled
- Jumbo
- Jumping
- Junior
- Just
- Justifiable
- Justified
- Juvenile
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List of 100+ Adjectives that Start with J
Adjectives that Start with Ja
- Jabber
- Jabbering
- Jacketed
- Jacksonian
- Jacobean
- Jacobinic
- Jacobinical
- Jaculable
- Jade
- Jaded
- Jadish
- Jagged
- Jaggy
- Jailed
- Jain
- Jainist
- Jake
- Jam
- Jamaican
- Jamesian
- Jammed
- Jam-packed
- Jangling
- Jangly
- Janus-faced
- Japanese
- Jarred
- Jarring
- Jaundiced
- Jaunty
- Javan
- Javanese
- Jaw-dropping
- Jawed
- Jawless
- Jazzed
- Jazzy
Adjectives that Start with Je
- Jealous
- Jeering
- Jeffersonian
- Jejune
- Jelled
- Jellied
- Jellylike
- Jeopardizing
- Jerking
- Jerkwater
- Jerky
- Jerry-built
- Jessant
- Jestful
- Jesting
- Jesuit
- Jesuitic
- Jesuitical
- Jet
- Jet-black
- Jetting
- Jeweled
- Jewelled
- Jewish
Adjectives that Start with Ji, Jo
- Jiggered
- Jiggish
- Jiggling
- Jihadi
- Jilted
- Jim-dandy
- Jimp
- Jingling
- Jingly
- Jingoistic
- Jinx
- Jinxed
- Jittering
- Jittery
- Job-killing
- Jobless
- Jocose
- Jocoserious
- Jocular
- Joculatory
- Jocund
- Jogging
- Joined
- Joint
- Jointed
- Joker
- Jokey
- Joking
- Jolif
- Jolly
- Jolted
- Jolting
- Jolty
- Jordanian
- Journalistic
- Jovial
- Jovian
- Jowly
- Joyful
- Joyless
- Joyous
- Joysome
Adjectives that Start with Ju
- Jubilant
- Judaic
- Judaical
- Judaistic
- Judas
- Judge
- Judgmental
- Judicable
- Judicial
- Judiciary
- Judicious
- Jugular
- Juiceless
- Juicy
- Julian
- Jumbled
- Jumbo
- Jumentous
- Jumping
- Jumpy
- Jungian
- Jungly
- Junior
- Junky
- Junoesque
- Jural
- Jurassic
- Juridic
- Juridical
- Jurisdictional
- Jurisprudential
- Jurist
- Juristic
- Jury-rigged
- Just
- Justifiable
- Justificative
- Justificatory
- Justified
- Jutting
- Juvenile
- Juxtaposed
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